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AirBnb seems like a startup is getting significantly more success. Why this person considers them to be more innovative than many other startups however shows I think a bias towards selecting a winner after its already won. There are plenty of amazing, innovative startups in terms of their vision and technology that will ultimately fail. That's the nature of the business. I think her problem is she just doesnt have the right deal flow, and doubt she has been part of or witnessed up close a game changer. There are startups in the Valley that are working on microbial fuel cells, flow batteries, microwave radar, tumour selective drugs, computational photography, nano-controlled membranes for unprecedented efficient water purification, stream processing algorithms, optical computing, immersive UIs, gasification, robust computer vision, RF plasma lighting sources, novel financial transactions, high efficiency combustion engines, compressed air storage, green plastics, ML for genetic applications, next gen EDA for <25nm structures, and of course shoedazzle. I think the issue is her dealflow and perspective. coming to SV for 6 months assuming you're going to see game changers when most VCs for 10 years dont is poor judgement. |