[bgwalter]

Can anyone remember a VC startup that announced they'd implement a complex product that is essentially research, got a lot of capital and then succeeded?

Truly complex novel products are made in secrecy. If you announce something, you want to cash in on the hype.

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Elon Musk and Daniella Fong pursue interesting research ideas backed by VC and expect to succeed and scale.