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by Apocryphon 3333 days ago
Guess the unfortunate thing about trying to solve big problems* with the Silicon Valley startup model is that the pressure to get disruptive overnight to satisfy VC ROI expectations is that you get companies like this or Theranos that promise groundbreaking advances and do them in complete Apple-like secrecy without oversight.

* https://www.technologyreview.com/s/429690/why-we-cant-solve-...