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    1. John Backus‏ @backus Oct 29

      Failed early internet businesses seem awfully familiar. > I basically think all the ideas of the 90s that everybody had about how this stuff was going to work, I think they were all right, they were all correct. I think they were just early — @pmarca Thread 👇

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    2. Regino Palma‏ @strength2length Oct 29
      Replying to @backus @pmarca

      I’ve often thought about this. I can’t help but feel that it took all those failures to pave the roads of infrastructure towards what we see today. Is too early just as bad as too late or not at all?

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      John Backus‏ @backus Oct 29
      Replying to @strength2length @pmarca

      Too early is an umbrella for many themes IMO: • mobile use case before smartphones • not enough people internet literate in right ways • business model innovations like two sided marketplaces not established • tech more expensive to build • lower webapp complexity ceiling

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        2. UX.pragmatist‏ @ClayNichols Oct 29
          Replying to @backus @strength2length @pmarca

          And a greater supply of people (like uber drivers) who are unaware of the true costs of providing the service (insurance, maintenance, etc.) or who are simply willing to work cheaper ($15/hr all in) vs. a "web van" owned by company ( guessing: $50/hr)

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        3. Ross Sclafani‏ @RossSclafani Oct 31
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          Also needed dotcom bubble to lead to housing crisis to lead to recession to lead to indentured servitude culture to lead to us gig economy at scale

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        1. Douglas McArthur‏ @GrandeAliPrimer Oct 30
          Replying to @backus @strength2length @pmarca

          Business models impacts too. look at amazon

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        1. Robert‏ @rsemenof Oct 30
          Replying to @backus @strength2length @pmarca

          Also, sometimes a small detail can be the sticking point. Think of touch screens and how much more valuable it makes the smartphone- and yet few would have thought a touchscreen would even be workable let alone worthwhile to develop. But now, who would go back?

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        1. Glenn Gillen‏ @glenngillen Oct 30
          Replying to @backus @strength2length @pmarca

          Can you think of any flops in the past 2-3 years that we’ll revisit in another 15 years? I want to start work just in time 😉

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