So much help, so few startups

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"The number of companies, people, administrations, tools, software dedicated to help or support startups is overwhelming. While insomuch a good news (especially for us), I’m worrying somewhat that more people and energy seem to be dedicated to help startups that to make startups."

That's where the money is. You can make a nice, steady living selling pick axes to gold miners on their way to disappearing into the mountains.

I'm not sure I like the analogy (as a gold miner disappearing into the mountains), but it certainly made me laugh.

I remember someone saying that one of the biggest winners of the incubators processes were sometime the incubators themselves (via the equity they get in the companies they help). You analogy is not that far.

Thanks for the thought.

Martin

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