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To increase the odds of groundbreaking ideas succeeding, you'll want a system that allows certain fraction of junk idea to get funding. I don't know anything a
by marze 13y ago
To increase the odds of groundbreaking ideas succeeding, you'll want a system that allows certain fraction of junk idea to get funding.
I don't know anything about this particular device, but as Ed Catmull says, if you try to eliminate errors you decrease an creative output.
- unreal37 13y agoPeople haven't seen the device yet, but they're judging these guys primarily because they're Russian. If they were a YC-funded SV startup, this article wouldn't exist.
- __david__ 13y agoNo, people are judging because they're claiming a huge medical breakthrough out of nowhere. People would equally skeptical of the kids down the block claiming to have cracked cold fusion.
- unreal37 13y agoIt's fine to be skeptical. (I'm skeptical too.) But where's the line between being skeptical and outright calling something a scam and asking for IGG to shut the campaign down?
- rdl 13y agoI would presume a bit of verification if it were a YC funded startup, or really any identifiable company with funding. Not a lot, but some. Ties to a reputable institution like a university, or a person known in a field, etc. would also be positive. If it's relatively anonymous, it has to stand on its own with whatever proof provided; I'd accept a claim from my neighbor-of-N-years that "your house is on fire" a lot more than I'd accept the same claim in email from Nigeria, but if someone had a live photo/video feed of my house on fire, I'd believe even an anonymous source to a reasonable degree (modulo photoshopping, etc.)