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		pg on Oct 4, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Future of Web Startups Moore's Law, open source, more abstract languages, the web for promotion. (I believe this list is in the Wikipedia entry for YC.)

youngnh on Oct 5, 2007 [–]

so its cheaper for software startups only, then?

ivankirigin on Oct 5, 2007 | [–]

Hardware development, prototyping, and testing is cheaper for a number of reasons.

Cheap CAD tools, cheap custom boards, processized manufacturing.

Most people drastically underappreciate how much China has helped innovation in this regard.

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