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Matt Swayne's avatar

Deep-tech founders, take note of this post. Unsupported claims are easy to understand but hard to believe, while claims without context are easy to believe but hard to understand.

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drllau's avatar

There's 2 (separate) issues ... milestones/checkpoints and calibration/comparison. Engineers have a rough milestone called TRL = technology readiness level which goes from 1 = proof of concept to 9 = systems integration (and market readiness). However, calibrating for a specific industry is non-trivial as it can be a moving target with competitive dynamism. Perhaps a shortcut Is peer comparison against other startups with similar levels of funding.

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Benjamin Anderson's avatar

Good advice delivered with respect for readers' attention. thank you

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Tigran III's avatar

good one :)

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Rhi Gladney's avatar

Airplane Waymo? I am sorry about my failures. I am sorry about failing to keep my emotions in check.

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