Re:Upstarts raid giants for talent in Silicon Valley
by keithwhor on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @05:11AM
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Isn't every successful startup an ugly duckling at some point?
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Re:Upstarts raid giants for talent in Silicon Valley
by humanrebar on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @08:08AM
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Zynga was an ugly duckling for sure.
Re:Upstarts raid giants for talent in Silicon Valley
by StavrosK on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @08:26AM
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When did Zynga blossom into a beautiful swan? It just grew up to be an ugly duck.
Re:Upstarts raid giants for talent in Silicon Valley
by humanrebar on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @08:43AM
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Exactly. Well put. Sometimes ugly ducklings grow up to be ugly ducks.
Re:Upstarts raid giants for talent in Silicon Valley
by venomsnake on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @05:42AM
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Except Uber - they were (self) described as revolutionary since day 1.
Re:Upstarts raid giants for talent in Silicon Valley
by dylanjermiah on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @07:33PM
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That is false. Travis and Garret just wanted to get a ride quickly (in '08). When they started in '10 neither wanted to run a 'limo company' as they described it, bringing in Ryan Graves. After Travis saw what it could be, he stepped in.