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Opinion
Ralston: Magic Leap raised $2.3B but seems to have almost nothing
“Magic Leap raised 2.3 billion dollars, and they seem to have almost nothing.”
Geoff Ralston Sep 1, 2018 ▶ 49:19 A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Insight
Migicovsky: Oculus' iterative hardware approach beat Magic Leap's secretive, mega-funded R&D
“Magic Leap raised lots of money and spent just 11 years working on a product, versus Oculus, which raised two million dollars on Kickstarter, shipped a, you know, an early development kit that was not amazing, but they iterated and they got through, and now th…”
Eric Migicovsky Oct 12, 2018 ▶ 33:00 A Conversation on Hard Tech with Eric Migicovsky · Y Combinator
Assertion Supported
Ralston: Magic Leap raised billions of dollars purely on a story
“Look at Magic Leap. If you've heard of Magic Leap, they raised billions on just a story.”
Geoff Ralston Oct 10, 2018 ▶ 10:03 Fundraising Fundamentals By Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
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