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How many launches has the Soyuz had? Think how many more cycles a plane goes through a day / month / year / decade. Times that by the number of models of that plane out there.

Is this a joke? You think Uber China is truly "independent"? Who do you think pulls the strings, dictates the strategy, provides the underlying technology? Saying Uber China is "in…

I think your view is naive because you think Travis and his "strategy" have any bearing on Uber's long-term success in China. The only strategy that matters is how to curry favor w…

> Such as? Even if true they are running non-chinese OS software... Huawei M8 is nice and well made. > Making the iPhone in China means they could make iPhones, not necessarily tha…

> I respect that you have a different opinion but you shouldn't assume so easily. You are assuming my opinion is easily formed, when it is based off of lots of experience in China …

It's laughable not because of "their strategy", but because your statement displays a lack of understanding (complete imo) about how business is done (and has always been done) in …

> But Uber is not really blocked in China at all. They worked really actively with their government and even throw in a DC in China. Uber is not blocked, for now. That can change i…

> You really think Travis is going to lose in China? This isn't Google China in 2009. Travis partnered with the crazy guy who got Google kicked out of China. You really think the C…

HN commentators are missing the point. Uber's strategy is lifted straight from Groupons playbook: they're expanding aggressively internationally to drive home the message that "HEY…

Founders can take more money off the table, but that doesn't solve for the bigger problem of down rounds mentioned in the article: employees leaving.

> - Products that would violate known laws of physics or proven mathematical theorems. (Or sometimes even grade school math...) Drop-Kicker just covered one such startup: http://dr…

> - They recruit their favorite McKinsey strategist - J Pearson - as CEO to change. Oh and I'm sure he drove tons of money into consulting projects w/ McK. Who do you think helped …

> Nevertheless, most institutions that have existed through human history no longer exist. Interesting that you say that. I believe the China is the longest surviving political ent…

I've yet to not be astonished by the pace of development and change in China, despite my frequent trips there since the mid-90s. Especially in the hinterland... it's really night a…

India has a long ways to go before it catches up to China. Have you ever been? The differences in development are pretty stark.... even more so when you compare secondary cities. I…

Naysayers have been predicting the demise of China for the past thirty years. See Gordon Chang, idiot extraordinaire. The reality is that growth, in the long-run, is now in Asia (t…

Well they should at least be forthright with customers/patients. There are lots of anecdotal blog posts (one by former Apple vp of engineering) about the accuracy of their tests fo…

Because it was an influencing factor in the initial media infatuation with Theranos. If u goto their website a lot of the media and copy is very founder-specific. Almost like they …

Lots of similar stories... Check out UBeam. It's basically Theranos-lite: outspoken female founder (also light on the technical credentials), revolutionary vision/product-promises …

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and view. I appreciate the feedback and your even-handed moderation. I don't know Ryan, but I've been observing PH for some time now. My opinions a…

I'm not saying that PG has built a cult of personality around himself, but rather around the narrative of the ethical, hard-working, pull your own bootstraps, outsider hacker hero.…

I've edited my post so that it appears less of a personal attack. I think my critique is fair, though the delivery could use improvement (hence my edits). PH is a for-profit compan…

I feel the point of PH is not to create a real business in the sense of earning money by selling you a product or service, but rather to establish personal brand equity and influen…

This is somewhat true. There are far more former founders in the VC ranks than 15-20-30 years ago when it was dominated by old-crust finance, old money types. That said, the vast m…