I upvoted you, because you are indeed adding to the conversation. Others down-voted you because your argument was about 30% too emotional. The error in both of

I upvoted you, because you are indeed adding to the conversation. Others down-voted you because your argument was about 30% too emotional. The error in both of your arguments is assuming it matters at all whether these are "tech" pursuits or not; whether the measure of a startup's value is on its technical foundation. It's quite the opposite. The more holistic understanding you have of your market, the needs of your users, your core values, culture, and everything else—including the raw abilities of technology—the better product you'll be able to make. In the end, this is not a tech boom, but a product development boom enabled by technology. We're in the artistic and humanistic bloom of a flower rooted in a new medium. As with radio, TV, and cinema, we are now able to do more than showcase technology: we are able to tell stories with technology that relates to our lives, and our lives to it. The best will be and surely have been humanistic technologists—certainly not one or the other.