Every thread here about how it’s vanity is bananas. They’re going to build computers! With software to go with them! So that you can have the same experience that the hyperscale companies do. It’s a great bet.
This isn’t a blitz to help with fundraising: they already have the money.
They are also hiring - which is why they have a long list of principles and values, and talk about each other. They’re looking for kindred spirits.
This is a good idea, from people with a history of good ideas.
That's actually irrelevant, though. Even if all three of them were Woz-level hardware hackers, that's no guarantee that they're bankable success. Being an impactful software or hardware company takes a team, and in the US at the moment that team is mostly about financial and legal work, not technical.
We've all seen that "best technical idea" does not usually equal "best business success"
I wish these folks well, and I'm sure their fans will enjoy following them, but people acting like this is a major thing for the whole tech industry are gonna be disappointed.
This isn’t a blitz to help with fundraising: they already have the money.
They are also hiring - which is why they have a long list of principles and values, and talk about each other. They’re looking for kindred spirits.
This is a good idea, from people with a history of good ideas.