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How many of you have considered toy related startups? It is a massive industry ($26B) facing disruption from two angles (consolidation of retail and competition
by replicatorblog 17y ago
How many of you have considered toy related startups? It is a massive industry ($26B) facing disruption from two angles (consolidation of retail and competition from games) and the major players have a history of working with small partners and no real internal R&D.
This is a great opportunity for hackers to build large, profitable businesses.
- andreyf 17y agoPersonally, I'm very interested in the combination of games and education - I think the next a "disruption" in the field of education will come from games.
- DannoHung 17y agoPeople've been saying that for going on 2 decades. There has yet to be an educational game that is truly compelling or a regular game that has significant educational value. Actually, I guess there is Typing of the Dead...
- jcl 17y agoActually, I guess there is Typing of the Dead... Sadly, it's discontinued, and a used PC version now sells for more than the original price. There's a sequel, but it's unlikely to see a port to English. Kids are doomed to a zombie-free Mavis Beacon typing experience.