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Another story that shows it isn't the idea, it's the execution. As they say in the article, it was tough to get any funding in Finland at the time, but that's p
by lacker 18y ago
Another story that shows it isn't the idea, it's the execution. As they say in the article, it was tough to get any funding in Finland at the time, but that's probably faint consolation now. Who knows what might have happened if they had actually released it and kept working on it in their spare time.
- zandorg 18y agoAcademics in Europe have an addiction to grants/funding (and that's as much their fuel as coffee). I've met a few academic people who were astonished that I'd work on software for free, for sale or glory. There's also a perception that you need a PhD to commercialise your ideas and run a business. Footnote: I'm from the UK.