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Re:Launch HN: Superpowered (YC W21) – Calendar in your menu bar by patentatt on Thursday March 11, 2021 @06:51PM (#26430543)
It’s the YC model. Throw money at smart upper-class kids in good schools with some ambition. Once in a while, those kids make Dropbox or Airbnb, most of the time they make calendar widgets and leverage the experience to jump the line at some FAANG and start out their careers a decade ahead of their peers. It doesn’t make sense to you and I because it doesn’t make sense. It’s a lottery ticket for the investors. YC just games the system by buying most of the lottery tickets.
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Re:Launch HN: Superpowered (YC W21) – Calendar in your menu bar by Nextgrid on Friday March 12, 2021 @10:46AM (#26436998)
I understand Dropbox and Airbnb, but the long-term growth potential was clear to begin with - here, I just don't see it. It's a stupid calendar widget on a subscription.

I understand the potential for future expansion, but wouldn't it make sense for YC to wait until an MVP for said expansion is released before investing in it?

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