I wish more YC clones took a more minimalistic approach. These guys, like many others, seem to be spending time and money on marketing and all sorts of other stuff that could otherwise be invested into a first batch of startups:
http://www.thedifferenceengine.eu/about-us/faqs/#faq007
Run by committee and funded by an even bigger committee. On a project like this, chances are that money will be coming from both of the local councils involved and via the Regional Development Agency, money from central government and a couple of different European funds. All the various organisations will want something to show off at their various powerpoint presentations. A tacky bit of "viral interactive multimedia" is just cheap entertainment for the beancounters.
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I wish more YC clones took a more minimalistic approach. These guys, like many others, seem to be spending time and money on marketing and all sorts of other stuff that could otherwise be invested into a first batch of startups: http://www.thedifferenceengine.eu/about-us/faqs/#faq007
To be fair this is probably a symptom of them being run by committee: http://www.thedifferenceengine.eu/about-us/faqs/#faq004
Run by committee and funded by an even bigger committee. On a project like this, chances are that money will be coming from both of the local councils involved and via the Regional Development Agency, money from central government and a couple of different European funds. All the various organisations will want something to show off at their various powerpoint presentations. A tacky bit of "viral interactive multimedia" is just cheap entertainment for the beancounters.