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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Aug 2017

    If the sequence of big hits is Google (1998), Facebook (2004), Airbnb (2008), the next two already exist.

    1:51 AM - 1 Aug 2017
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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Translation: if a company founded in 2008 is the most recent I'm willing to call, there must be more in the pipeline.

        13 replies 6 retweets 73 likes
      3. Danté‏ @Fabregista 1 Aug 2017
        Replying to @paulg

        Tesla? Uber? SpaceX? AirBNB? I'm personally guessing it's a Chinese company.

        0 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
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      1. ΞducatΞd‏ @3ducat3d 1 Aug 2017
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        Yes, they are called #Ethereum and #Bitcoin.

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      2. Joe Cohen‏ @Cohen_Goes_HAM 1 Aug 2017
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        Amazon (1994) at start... find things, find information, find people, find places

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      1. Andrew Millspaugh‏ @armillspaugh 1 Aug 2017
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        Not sure that data set is big enough.

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      1. Colin Percival‏ @cperciva 1 Aug 2017
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        I'd say that Y Combinator (2005) and Amazon Web Services (2006) deserve to be on the same list as Google and Facebook as "big hits".

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      1. Neil Highley‏ @neilhighley 1 Aug 2017
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        ... Seriously predicting based on a pattern of three? Jk?

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      1. Zack Hargett‏ @zackhargett 1 Aug 2017
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        Not quite sure why youd exclude obvious hits but include Airbnb on this list. Well, besides the obvious reason that they're YC

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      1. Abhin‏ @abhineshwar 1 Aug 2017
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        Ethereum (2015). Seems plausible as most people still think it as a joke or are unaware. Even domain experts see Challenges ahead.

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      1. Amit Paranjape‏Verified account @aparanjape 1 Aug 2017
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        Uber?

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      2. edmundogs 💚‏ @edmundogs 1 Aug 2017
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        Nothing is so linear and predictable

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      3. Saintelmer‏ @Saintelmer1 2 Aug 2017
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        And...something?

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      1. Nischal‏ @avantgarde23 1 Aug 2017
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        I think the progress made by @SlackHQ and @stewart is undeniable and they are probably next in the list. Also in terms of value creation!

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      1. Alex Leverington‏ @nessence 1 Aug 2017
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        Does a big hit have to be a company?

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      1. Sohil Gupta‏ @sohilgupta 1 Aug 2017
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        Ethereum is already there.

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      1. David Coven‏ @mrcoven94 1 Aug 2017
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        @scholarshipkeys

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      1. James Doman-Pipe‏ @JDomanPipe 1 Aug 2017
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        …three is not indicative of a pattern...

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      1. Gregory Edberg‏ @GregoryEdberg 1 Aug 2017
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        #Spotify guys??

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