Ask HN: What are your thoughts on TC Disrupt?

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I didn't see any real discussion here on TC Disrupt.

What are your thoughts on what TC Disrupt was, and has become?

Any thoughts on the winning team, Shaker [1], or what that represents?

[1] - http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/14/and-the-winner-of-techcrunch-disrupt-is-shaker/

You too, huh? I thought the companies were ok...for "TC Mediocre". Disruptive technologies, they were not...just recycling things that we have seen before with some twist, but generally the same. Not to say that the founders did not put a lot of time, sweat and tears into their companies - I'm sure they did and I applaude them. But if the bar for mediocrity is such, then venues such TC Disrupt will see many more startups like these - they set the precedence (but it's not entirely their fault), and the upcoming startups will continue to look more like the ones the year before. I wonder what would happen if they didnt fund any one of startups...would we get more innovative entries the next round or no startups at all? Just a thought. As for Shaker, it's a take from Cyworld - a Korean social media in the early 2000's. They didn't make it because, unlike Shaker, Cyworld did not have a social media platform like FB to work from for their contacts and links. I think Shaker is a very cool alternative for social interactions...hope they make it.

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