If you do start a Zoom competitor though, make sure it's actually better. It's not enough simply not to be under the thumb of China.
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Usually it's hard for a new startup to catch a company with a lead like Zoom has, but Zoom's links with China could give a competitor a toehold, and a toehold is all you need. So if you're thinking of starting a competitor, it might work.https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/1271030402086551553 …
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Thanks to the coronavirus, there must be a *lot* of programmers out there now with ideas about how to make a better Zoom. Tip: start by making what you yourself want. Don't worry, there will be other people who want it too. And all you need is a toehold.
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How this story ends: Zoom fixes the China problem and/or we learn to ignore it, as we do so many China problems. But in the meantime someone is encouraged enough by it that they overcome their fear of competing with Zoom, make something better, and win in the end because of that.
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Zoom’s main advantage in my view was removing friction from video conferencing. To be more secure, need more layers, processes, friction. I feel like the real toehold is a techlash again at Zoom forcing them to create more friction a startup can obviate.
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I don’t think it’s enough to just be “better Zoom” though, the next valuable video startups are going to be Zoom for X (what’s on top of the video), or platforms that enable building that (something I’m working on https://predella.app )
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MSFT Teams is a decent competitor, no?
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Have you used Teams?
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Google/Facebook did not succeed.
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