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A comment on Ask HN: Which startups are you most envious of?.

Re:Ask HN: Which startups are you most envious of? by mindcrime on Wednesday September 07, 2011 @02:32PM (#2970768)
Of companies that are still in "startup mode" it's hard to say. Of recent (or semi-recent) startups that have achieved success, or some degree of success:

1. Tesla Motors - because they build sweet products and have a CEO who I admire.

2. Facebook - because they've made their founders a metric buttload of money, and have impacted millions (if not billions) of people around the world.

3. Scaled Composites - Because they're on the forefront of doing something amazing... making space-travel dramatically more practical and accessible.

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Re:Ask HN: Which startups are you most envious of? by trafficlight on Wednesday September 07, 2011 @04:01PM (#2971155)
I'm envious of any space startup that actually has working hardware. Scaled Composites, SpaceX, Armadillo, and Blue Origin are all super exciting.
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Re:Ask HN: Which startups are you most envious of? by mindcrime on Thursday September 08, 2011 @10:25AM (#2974004)
I'm envious of any space startup that actually has working hardware. Scaled Composites, SpaceX, Armadillo, and Blue Origin are all super exciting.

Can't argue with that! I named Scaled Composites mostly because I'm more familiar with what they've done than I am with the others. But that's not to take anything away from the other space startups, for sure.

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