Dominic
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Podcast Appearances
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I am taking in the scenes. I am refactoring the code. Sure, sure. And I, most of all, and I think this is really the, how do you say, the important part. I don't know why I was confused about that. I am freezing my ass off from what I can only describe as a startup winter.
I am taking in the scenes. I am refactoring the code. Sure, sure. And I, most of all, and I think this is really the, how do you say, the important part. I don't know why I was confused about that. I am freezing my ass off from what I can only describe as a startup winter.
It is a total vibe shift. And we have this article from Someone's name I'm having trouble pronouncing. You take a crack, Chris. I'm going to say just Vince. We can probably just go by his first name. Just go with Vince. Yeah, Vince. He makes a couple of claims.
It is a total vibe shift. And we have this article from Someone's name I'm having trouble pronouncing. You take a crack, Chris. I'm going to say just Vince. We can probably just go by his first name. Just go with Vince. Yeah, Vince. He makes a couple of claims.
Now, I think it'd be better if you ran through because I think he actually kind of misses – he gets the little boats, but he misses the giant Titanic in this. And I think you can probably guess what I'm going to say.
Now, I think it'd be better if you ran through because I think he actually kind of misses – he gets the little boats, but he misses the giant Titanic in this. And I think you can probably guess what I'm going to say.
Yeah, I mean, I think that's all basically true, right? I would even go a little harder on the mobile era. It was, I mean, it was, you know, just like, I don't know, let's say you had a land that was green and there weren't that many people there. You just kind of got it. Yeah. If you're a big opportunity there, if you're, you know, crazy enough to do it.
Yeah, I mean, I think that's all basically true, right? I would even go a little harder on the mobile era. It was, I mean, it was, you know, just like, I don't know, let's say you had a land that was green and there weren't that many people there. You just kind of got it. Yeah. If you're a big opportunity there, if you're, you know, crazy enough to do it.
But he misses the Titanic, the great arrogant ship that hit an iceberg called reality. And that's, of course, interest rates, homies. That money printer. What are you guys, what are you doing? Yeah.
But he misses the Titanic, the great arrogant ship that hit an iceberg called reality. And that's, of course, interest rates, homies. That money printer. What are you guys, what are you doing? Yeah.
That's what changed. He's absolutely right on the time period. But that's the thing that changed.
That's what changed. He's absolutely right on the time period. But that's the thing that changed.
Yeah, lots of capital they wouldn't have had access to because it was just wild.
Yeah, lots of capital they wouldn't have had access to because it was just wild.
It's true, but I would actually – if you think about the last 10 years of M&A for startups, exhibition, those were basically acquihires or acquired to kill in the cradle.
It's true, but I would actually – if you think about the last 10 years of M&A for startups, exhibition, those were basically acquihires or acquired to kill in the cradle.
There's not a lot of like, you know, acquire and it's like its own running concern. What was the, I mean, TestFlight, right? TestFlight used to be its own company. And they were branching out into doing some pretty interesting stuff for Android. And one presumes they would have done some web stuff and whatever as they were growing as an independent business.
There's not a lot of like, you know, acquire and it's like its own running concern. What was the, I mean, TestFlight, right? TestFlight used to be its own company. And they were branching out into doing some pretty interesting stuff for Android. And one presumes they would have done some web stuff and whatever as they were growing as an independent business.