alt Hacker NewsA lot of the fired then make a Discord and casually replicate the company's product.
That's how it will eventually pan out, but I guess the company gets a bag before the collapse.
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This is why recessions often lead to a burst in new companies being founded.
One of the experiences that stuck with my in my early career was when my coworkers heard talk of layoffs at their startup that was acquired by bigcorp, one of the first reactions was “maybe we should just do another startup.”
I was taken aback at how casually that idea was thrown around. They didn’t even have a specific idea, just the casual thought that they could just start another company.
> A lot of the fired then make a Discord and casually replicate the company's product.
And what's going to be the result of that? Can the market really support that many competitors comfortably, and/or are you setting yourself up for business failure or Chinese-style involution and 996?
See, I want a comfortable happy life, not a stress-filled one of maximum market efficiency. AI + capitalism doesn't look like it's going to provide the former.
>A lot of the fired then make a Discord and casually replicate the company's product.
And they find out replicating the product means little, it's the customer base, industry reputations, connections, support, ecosystem, and stuff, that matter.