Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not

Re:Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not by eaenki on Saturday September 21, 2019 @11:06AM (#21035788)

You usually can make a prototype of literally anything with less than $10K. Education on the internet is free. And the internet itself is free at any Starbucks.

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Re:Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not by jlokier on Saturday September 21, 2019 @12:06PM (#21036134)

The cost of your unpaid time is often the most expensive thing.

Your time in Starbucks costs, at least, the sum of your home's rent or mortgage, food, and the laptop and phone you are using (and their occasional replacements when they break).

That can easily reach $10k by the time you've made a convincing prototype.

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Re:Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not by paulcole on Saturday September 21, 2019 @01:24PM (#21036626)

$10k is an unthinkable amount of money to spend on a prototype for the vast majority of Americans.

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Re:Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not by petra on Saturday September 21, 2019 @03:41PM (#21037438)

How ? $10K doesn't go very far in most areas of deep tech, where most significant inventions are usually created.

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