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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by baxtr on Thursday March 30, 2023 @02:31PM (#35377085)
Super interesting.

Do you have an example in mind where a startup excels through marketing in a crowded niche with the mentioned 10-15 startups?

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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by lossolo on Thursday March 30, 2023 @05:19PM (#35378958)
In the crypto space currently, there are projects that excel in terms of technological merits, making them far superior to their competition. However, the competition often has better marketing and generates more hype and win the market.
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by ccortes on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:24PM (#35379641)
Technological merits are not the product.
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by toomim on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:45AM (#35387905)
I don't think that's true for crypto companies with actual customers (like coinbase) but rather the ones that are surviving on hype/investment alone, which all crash sooner or later, and aren't really companies. Just fluff.
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Re:Is Y Combinator worth the money? Brutally honest review o... by satvikpendem on Thursday March 30, 2023 @05:41PM (#35379168)
Laravel, Vercel, come to mind.
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