Agreed. Can you list a few?
Putting down startups that call themselves "x for y" means you don't understand startups. Many of the best were xforys at first.
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Facebook for one..
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I consider it just a shortcut to explain the mechanics, whether it's inspired by x or not.
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X for Y is a powerful communication tool, but should only be used as entry into deeper discussion.
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It is given too much weight by unimaginative founders and risk averse, intellectually incurious investors. Hollywood's X meets Y of SV.
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Yep, just before they pivoted.
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I still remember the formal Airbnb pitch of "eBay for Space" and the informal YouTube one as "Flickr for video"
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those high concept pitches can be exceedingly useful.
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We were "eBay for space," but our vision wasn't to become this. Just shorthand for press and investors. "eBay was big. Everyone has space."
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And then you took off like a rocketship!
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