Re: [DIYbio] DIYbio-esque App wins 1st at YC-Hacks

On Monday, August 4, 2014 11:13:43 AM UTC-4, Bryan Bishop wrote:
That sounds like regular old venture backed biotech to me. 

It was built by a high school student in 30 hours with a piece of rubber, electric tape, and toilet paper...how does that sound like regular old biotech? I think he gets a small prize, not financing to start a business yet.

What I think is compelling is that it beat all the other social/bitcoin/location app non-sense that people are spending their time on. If there were more success stories like this, I think there'd be more people trying to get involved in bio-based tech.



 

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