Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Big On International

Re:Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Bi... by smokeyj on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @02:04PM (#4724222)

These companies seem to solve very specific issues. It's possible they plan on building a sustainable business model before growing to tackle bigger challenges. Was Google a "big innovation" when it launched, or just another search engine? The world is 500 startups richer and there's nothing to be disappointed about.

Edit: A better example.. Amazon was just an online book store. Now I can't launch a website without getting them involved.

Edit2: I looked up Tealet and it seems like a well executed vision. Writing them off as a disappointment is a dick move. Where are your mind-blowing innovations?

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Re:Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Bi... by iconfinder on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @03:18PM (#4724556)

In general you shouldn't write off any of the startups in incubators after one month - especially not in 500 startups and YC where there are many talented teams applying and good screening processes.

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Re:Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Bi... by arbuge on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @02:25PM (#4724341)

Amazon might not be a good example in this context. They had a huge challenge from the outset - selling millions of books online (as compared to the ~100,000 in a typical large B&N).

Obviously I do agree that they're much bigger than even that now.

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