Re:UK Needs An Acquisition Culture To Have a Sustainable Sta...
by takluyver on Monday July 08, 2013 @04:59PM
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> but it doesn't sustain a startup culture it just sustains a set of solid, long-term businesses.
Who is that a bad thing for? Small, solid businesses sounds like a better option for customers and the country as a whole than frenetically building new things knowing most of them will fold. It doesn't give the founders the same chance at celebrity, but they get to do something reliable and potentially fulfilling.
I guess I'm not convinced that the UK wants a 'startup culture' at all. I'd like to think people could focus on building stuff that's useful or entertaining, rather than what sounds like desperate attempts to become a millionaire.
Who is that a bad thing for? Small, solid businesses sounds like a better option for customers and the country as a whole than frenetically building new things knowing most of them will fold. It doesn't give the founders the same chance at celebrity, but they get to do something reliable and potentially fulfilling.
I guess I'm not convinced that the UK wants a 'startup culture' at all. I'd like to think people could focus on building stuff that's useful or entertaining, rather than what sounds like desperate attempts to become a millionaire.