Credit to him for following through with his vision, and standing his ground in his replies to all the comments in that thread.
Looking back now, it's certainly evidence of a group bias and the "If the opportunity was that great, X company would be doing it by now" way of thinking.
Props are owed for bringing some true innovation to the space.
I'd love to know how this turned out. Did he eventually find a co-founder? Or did he continue in his YC application as a sole-founder?
For those that don't want to click through:
There are replies in that thread such as..
- "No thanks. I'd rather sell sugared water."
- "Because bitcoin worked out so well. Have fun with that, dude."
Props are owed for bringing some true innovation to the space.
I'd love to know how this turned out. Did he eventually find a co-founder? Or did he continue in his YC application as a sole-founder?
For those that don't want to click through: There are replies in that thread such as..
- "No thanks. I'd rather sell sugared water."
- "Because bitcoin worked out so well. Have fun with that, dude."