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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jun 2020

      Paul Graham Retweeted Nicholas A. Christakis

      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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      Nicholas A. ChristakisVerified account @NAChristakis
      Zoom censors video talks on Hong Kong and Tiananmen, drawing criticism over China links. In light of this, I’ll be asking ⁦@Yale⁩ if it wants to continue using ⁦@zoom_us⁩. It would seem incompatible with our values. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/zoom-censors-video-talks-on-hong-kong-and-tiananmen-drawing-criticism/2020/06/11/0197dc94-ab90-11ea-a43b-be9f6494a87d_story.html …
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    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jun 2020

      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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    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jun 2020

      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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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 Jun 2020

      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.

      6:45 AM - 11 Jun 2020
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        1. l̴o̴o̴p̴u̴l̴e̴a̴s̴a̴‏ @loopuleasa 11 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          but in the meanwhile, time passes it's not a matter of if, but when

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        1. BharatEkKhoj‏ @twittejay 11 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          Americans feel it’s uncool to call slimy China for its intentions. Protecting liberalism doesn’t mean bending over backwards to everyone not threatening with nukes or terrorism. China unchecked will bring US to its knees. conniving 🇨🇳 is using wall street to deliver sucker punch.

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        1. Thomas Wong‏ @t_xxwong 11 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          What startup most likely to pivot? Zoom benefiting from market shift, but the opportunity is the market shift.

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        2. Matti‏ @mattigags 11 Jun 2020
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          @fluxprotocol I think this is a prediction worthy of a market

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        3. peterflux.near  🚀 🐋 🦄‏ @peterflux 11 Jun 2020
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          @MarketsonFlux create_market “Will a @zoom_us competitor started in 2020 overtake Zoom in daily active users by the end of 2021?” 12/31/2021 11:59:59

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        1. Patrick Walton‏ @mpatrickwalton 11 Jun 2020
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          I've been pleasantly surprised by Microsoft teams video calling into he could uses I've had so far.

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        1. TGA∞‏ @TechGodArisen 11 Jun 2020
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          who is funding the competitor?

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