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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by ben_jones on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:33AM (#21683223)
According to other comments on this thread all three of the names mentioned are already highly successful and financially independent individuals. I wonder if the high risk tolerance encourages them to focus more on the lifestyle aspects of this project (and if that is a trend we see in other startups founded by already successful individuals).

There is also something about well-off individuals taking investment money to get a fancy office rather then bootstrapping and keeping all the equity/destiny of the company themselves that smells funny to me. I guess its "free money" but I have to wonder if the products would be better if it was sweat equity instead.

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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by vmarsy on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:51AM (#21684149)
> There is also something about well-off individuals taking investment money to get a fancy office rather then bootstrapping and keeping all the equity/destiny of the company themselves that smells funny to me. I guess its "free money" but I have to wonder if the products would be better if it was sweat equity instead.

Based on the description of the company, they are working on hardware.

I'd agree with your statement if this was a pure software company, but anything involving tangible products can require initial capital orders of magnitude more than what 3 engineers are worth..

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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by kyllo on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:57PM (#21684853)
Speaking of that, does anyone here have a ballpark number for what it would cost and what the minimum order quantity would be like, to get one of the major Taiwanese OEM companies to manufacture an initial run of a custom server product? My guess is that the capital requirement would be in the 10s of millions of dollars.
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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by ta999999171 on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:51AM (#21683443)
Who tries harder - pro sportsballer with the check in the bank, or the first-year college player?
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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by baumy on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:58AM (#21683515)
The pro sportsballer, hands down. His superior work ethic is likely a big part of why he made the pros, and 99% of first-year college players won't.
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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by ben_jones on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:58AM (#21683516)
The average NBA career is about 4.5 years
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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by C1sc0cat on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:54AM (#21684187)
Why so short its not a full on contact spot like NFL or Rugby
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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by plange on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:43AM (#21684072)
They are starting in a garage https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/born-in-a-garage/

Read up before you make unfounded claims

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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by ben_jones on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:09PM (#21684338)
I was misled by the top comment in this thread “talking about their fancy new office”.
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Re:Oxide Computer Company: Initial boot sequence by dunkelheit on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:08AM (#21683666)
Considering that apparently they will try to do something on the hardware side, additional capital may be necessary. Just guessing.
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