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by 0xEFF 1796 days ago
Could be the early stages of a Theranos play.
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I know it’s probably just me, but most tech startups look like a Theranos play these days. So much technology, so little real value…
I’m not a scientist, but we’re going to hire the best 100 scientists in the world and turn cheap dirt into valuable rechargeable light-weight batteries.
That doesn't sound that Theranos to me. Theranos was (at least in my opinion) a fantastic sell. Had they been able to pull if off it would have provided huge value to a lot of people.

The problem was that the technology was all fiction.

Is the trend of "Uber for something something" still a thing?
"The SodaStream of home gunsmithing platforms"