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Of course not, he doesn't owe the world anything. But I mean, really. Don't you wish that the valley had more Musks and less photo sharing apps?

vonklaus 12y ago
Unfortunately, it is a lot easier to build a photo-sharing app with a lifetime of experience in the consumer internet space, than it is to become arguably the best entrepreneur to have ever lived.
- joeguilmette 12y ago
  Surely there is room between "imgur meets snapchat" and SpaceX.
  - vonklaus 12y ago
    There actually is a lot of cool innovation, but it takes a long time to have credible deliverables. Firefly space systems comes to mind. Oculus is pretty cool as well. I think in the consumer space you have Ladar levinson's new cryptography. Lot of shit being built on BTC protocol. But yeah, id like to see more done and hope to participate soon.
steele 12y ago
My only wish for silicon valley was that it was cheaper to live there. I really don't care that there are a ton of photo sharing apps. If someone has a fire in their belly and want to make something, even if it has been done before, more power to them. Let the VCs sort through the junk and fund what they find valuable, that should be part of their value. I don't understand this reaction to a techcrunch article. I wish there were more Elon Musks, but don't necessarily care if they were in Silicon Valley. Personally, I'd like to see Detroit come up, and I'd like to see money flow into augmenting the life of the majority of folks; people that can't afford Tesla cars. And the valley does have more Elon Musks, waiting to break out like Paypal so they can chase their crazier aspirations.
mentaat 12y ago
the bar for creating "me too" gimmicky apps is so low that this kinda of stuff is bound to happen.
danielrhodes 12y ago
This is probably going on a tangent, but I think a better question is: why aren't there more Elon Musks already? It's not like Silicon Valley isn't a welcoming place for a deterministic person like Musk. Furthermore, people with his determinism generally need to will their vision into existence, so it's not like some amazing entrepreneur is just sitting under a rock waiting to be discovered.
- hnriot 12y ago
  I think you meant "determined", if Musk was deterministic that would surely detract a lot from his future potential.

vonklaus 12y ago

Unfortunately, it is a lot easier to build a photo-sharing app with a lifetime of experience in the consumer internet space, than it is to become arguably the best entrepreneur to have ever lived.

joeguilmette 12y ago
Surely there is room between "imgur meets snapchat" and SpaceX.
- vonklaus 12y ago
  There actually is a lot of cool innovation, but it takes a long time to have credible deliverables. Firefly space systems comes to mind. Oculus is pretty cool as well. I think in the consumer space you have Ladar levinson's new cryptography. Lot of shit being built on BTC protocol. But yeah, id like to see more done and hope to participate soon.

steele 12y ago

My only wish for silicon valley was that it was cheaper to live there. I really don't care that there are a ton of photo sharing apps. If someone has a fire in their belly and want to make something, even if it has been done before, more power to them. Let the VCs sort through the junk and fund what they find valuable, that should be part of their value. I don't understand this reaction to a techcrunch article. I wish there were more Elon Musks, but don't necessarily care if they were in Silicon Valley. Personally, I'd like to see Detroit come up, and I'd like to see money flow into augmenting the life of the majority of folks; people that can't afford Tesla cars. And the valley does have more Elon Musks, waiting to break out like Paypal so they can chase their crazier aspirations.

mentaat 12y ago

the bar for creating "me too" gimmicky apps is so low that this kinda of stuff is bound to happen.

danielrhodes 12y ago

This is probably going on a tangent, but I think a better question is: why aren't there more Elon Musks already? It's not like Silicon Valley isn't a welcoming place for a deterministic person like Musk. Furthermore, people with his determinism generally need to will their vision into existence, so it's not like some amazing entrepreneur is just sitting under a rock waiting to be discovered.

hnriot 12y ago
I think you meant "determined", if Musk was deterministic that would surely detract a lot from his future potential.