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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017

      One of the biggest things people don't understand about startups is how far they have spread beyond classic "tech."

      7 replies 154 retweets 335 likes
    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      In fact a fruitful source of startup ideas is to look for a domain where there haven't been startups and ask how you could introduce them.

      4 replies 35 retweets 95 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      Freight forwarding? Check.http://www.aircargonews.net/news/forwarders/single-view/news/flexport-to-invest-in-cross-doc-facilities.html?Continue=1 …

      2 replies 4 retweets 41 likes
    4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      It's not just software that's eating the world, but startups specifically.

      2 replies 24 retweets 82 likes
    5. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      Startups may actually spread faster in domains that haven't previously had them, because there is no acquired immunity to them.

      4 replies 37 retweets 104 likes
    6. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017
      Replying to @paulg

      There's more room to delight customers in a domain where the incumbents are lazy.

      8 replies 32 retweets 100 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017

      Since incumbents can't win by making something better, the ultimate limit to the spread of startups may be regulatory capture. E.g. Airbnb.

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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          It's a challenge to write an essay in which each 140 chars works by itself. Not an impossible one, but it does make the tone a bit oracular.

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        2. firat akcoray‏ @akcoray 11 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          Or as in Turkey where taxi drivers call an Uber cab and beat the driver 😂😂😂

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        3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 11 May 2017
          Replying to @akcoray

          That's just plain capture.

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        2. Jason Dusek‏ @solidsnack 11 May 2017
          Replying to @paulg

          You seem to be really fond of Airbnb. I worked there, I like the service. But Airbnb itself illustrates certain limits of startups.

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        3. Jason Dusek‏ @solidsnack 11 May 2017
          Replying to @solidsnack @paulg

          Holding very large pools of assets is tough for startups. That could be real estate, cars, staff...

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Jason Dusek‏ @solidsnack 11 May 2017
          Replying to @solidsnack @paulg

          But these large asset pools enable consistency and QoS. Onsite staff is an advantage of hotels (as is laundry).

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        5. Jason Dusek‏ @solidsnack 11 May 2017
          Replying to @solidsnack @paulg

          Two laundry machines for 300 rooms is efficient. One for every two rooms is a lot of wasted metal. Offsite laundry = stuff getting stolen.

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        6. Jason Dusek‏ @solidsnack 11 May 2017
          Replying to @solidsnack @paulg

          A startup airline -- turning a blind eye to regulation, not owning planes, minimal investment in staff -- seems to be off limits.

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        7. Jason Dusek‏ @solidsnack 11 May 2017
          Replying to @solidsnack @paulg

          (Various failed airlines of the past actually tried a lot of these shortcuts.)

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        1. hazlittx‏ @hazlittx 12 May 2017
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          Use of word "better" here is lazy and subjective. Hotels are clearly "better" ... but provide less value (benefit/cost)

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        1. Marc-André Servant‏ @SinisterServant 11 May 2017
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          Incumbents can buy the startup (such as Waze, bought by Google or AppDynamics, bought by Cisco)

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