Re:Ask HN: Copying Y Combinator - If there's a right way, wh...
by HeyLaughingBoy on Friday July 17, 2009 @12:23PM
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This is exactly what I thought when reading the OP's post.
A Y-Combinator clone that specialized in industrial hardware or medical devices. Man, my brain would be in warp speed. I work for a medical device manufacturer but for all my experience, would never think of doing a product in this field because of the huge financial and regulatory hurdles. If yc-type guidance were available, I'd be going over ever problem I know of in this field to figure out if I could do a startup to solve it!
A Y-Combinator clone that specialized in industrial hardware or medical devices. Man, my brain would be in warp speed. I work for a medical device manufacturer but for all my experience, would never think of doing a product in this field because of the huge financial and regulatory hurdles. If yc-type guidance were available, I'd be going over ever problem I know of in this field to figure out if I could do a startup to solve it!