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"they are engaged in a zero-sum game to extract as much value as possible from the world" I don't think this describes what a Silicon Valley startups are doing
by pingswept 17y ago
"they are engaged in a zero-sum game to extract as much value as possible from the world"
I don't think this describes what a Silicon Valley startups are doing at all-- specifically, it's not a zero-sum game. Lots of startups are creating new markets that didn't exist before them.
- paulgb 17y agoYou're taking that quote out of context. Andrew was referring to a subset of startups, including the "gold-rush" and copycat companies he discussed in the previous paragraph.
- pingswept 17y agoI agree that Andrew was referring to that subset, but I don't think that changes my reaction. I still think that startups aren't in a zero-sum game. Do you think Silicon Valley startups generally are in a zero-sum game?