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Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by f6v on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:20PM (#27281238)
> The fact that a CLI tool raised millions of dollars while also being basically powered by open-source contributions is also kind of a wtf moment to me, but what do I know.

There's probably more money than people know what to do with. So they might be investing in completely crazy ideas hoping that the founders figure it out along the way.

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Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by dheera on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:41PM (#27281563)
> There's probably more money than people know what to do with.

Not really, in the bay area engineers make $150K-500K/year (closer to the $150K end for startups) and office space costs upwards of $200K-300K/year.

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Re:Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal by f6v on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @05:16AM (#27288124)
I mean venture capital money.
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