backpackbang will dodge the bullets and be valued 300mln
Biotech & Nuclear will continue research. One will yield value.
Rest will pivot, acquihire or die.
I can't see any future where they don't get shut down.
All it is going to take is a couple smuggling stings on the travelers, and then they will have the reputation as not being safe.
I mean, who wants to spend their vacation in a foreign prison, waiting for the consulate? Or risk losing their job for smuggling a couple hundred dollars?
Maybe that's why it stands out.
Obvious, though not insurmountable, problems aside, I disagree it's niche.
They ask questions that even their husbands wouldn't know.
All women.com needs to do is ask questions about feminine products and they'll keep out most men.
Edit: For the record, my wife participates in the forum dozens of times a day. The ability to discuss sensitive issues with other like minded women in a verified exclusive forum is an incredibly good idea - one that is proven to work.
When this happens, the typical bouncer response is: 1) Realize that I look well over 21 years of age, and wave me in. 2) Be a hard ass and not let me in.
This particular bouncer looked at me and asked: "What was the first album you bought?"
I answered promptly, and he seemed content with my answer. I imagine this is something that would be hard to do, off-the-cuff but quickly, if you're faking it.
(In case you're wondering, the album with The Wayne's World Soundtrack. I wanted to hear Bohemian Rhapsody.)
I can't imagine what you'd ask men. Cars? I know nothing about them. Tools? No idea. Cooking, sport, shaving your beard.. I've got a beard trimmer?
AirBnB uses a third party you send a scan or photo of your passport to. The third party can apparently tell both fake documents and doctored images.
Anyway, I agree. I think the pricing is a bit too high for bootstrapped health startup.
Aptible is going to allow a lot of people to enter the health-tech space when the costs would otherwise be prohibitive - it's going to be huge. Forcing every company to duplicate all that compliance work in-house makes no sense, just like having every company maintaining its own colo hardware makes no sense.
