> I admire your ambition, but perhaps rein it in a little ?
Maaaan if we were in the same room. Don't belittle someone who's trying to accomplish something (and following through with it).
Maaaan if we were in the same room. Don't belittle someone who's trying to accomplish something (and following through with it).
What does that part mean exactly? Sounds a bit threatening.
I'm not belittling. I'm just saying set realistic goals. "Build an open-source Amazon" without the budget or the manpower ? Its simply not realistic unless you have very deep pockets and a team of hundreds of full-time staff.
If you think I'm being unduly harsh, what sort of grilling do you think the OP will be subjected to when they rock up at a bank or VC fund looking for a few hundred million ?
I might agree that the characterization is a little bombastic, but:
1) It is oddly good marketing if mildly misleading ( as discussed in other posts it is not exactly a 'replacement for Amazon store for seller' as I would have initially thought from the initial presentation )
2) Here we are discussing its merits or lack thereof
In short, I agree with your general point, when compared to today's Amazon, but I think it was more of a rhetorical device rather than a 'factual statement'.
> what sort of grilling do you think the OP will be subjected to when they rock up at a bank or VC fund looking for a few hundred million ?
Appropriate grilling (financial prospects, executive potential, etc), not being told to "lower your ambitions."
That "bank of VC fund" you speak probably looks at a startup like this very differently after they've been through YC, not just because of YC's reputation but also because YC can do a lot to help a startup like this after funding it.