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The company behind Arc is now building a second, much simpler browser
Pratyush Khuntia
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 · Oct 25, 2024
Pratyush Khuntia

www.theverge.com

🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ https://www.theverge.com/2024/…
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🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/24/24279020/browser-company-ai-browser-arc
I don't know how to feel about this
Omkar Arora
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😮
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Himanshu Khanna
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I don't know how to feel about this
I feel extremely disappointed. They haven't even managed to make their one browser work well on various platforms and they are calling it complete-ish and going on side quests.
Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
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They’re funded by YC right ?
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They’re funded by YC right ?
Are we trying to find a pattern here?
Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
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Yup seems like YC forces founders to pivot to new ventures constantly when one doesn’t seem very promising
Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
Plus arc had a huge security issue recently which was really bad press for them
Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
Maybe not force, but ask them to
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Yup seems like YC forces founders to pivot to new ventures constantly when one doesn’t seem very promising
It's not a bad thing TBH. When we move around in the circle of influence, we discover better stuff
Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
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I know they’re investing strategy is very dependent on founders and founder product fit so could be
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You think arc is no good, or heading downhill ?
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Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
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You think arc is no good, or heading downhill ?
Don't have a take on if they are good or not. But I surely want someone to rethink browsers anyway
Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
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I have a feeling the current browser didn’t have enough AI buzzword features so they’re pivoting perhaps hahaha
Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
From a good tab manager to AI focused browser to hop on the trend
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Shreenidhi Venkateshamurthy
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Yup seems like YC forces founders to pivot to new ventures constantly when one doesn’t seem very promising
Browser is not the most profitable business tbh
Pratyush Khuntia
Arc i believe is more of a fomo, exclusivity, hype marketing product rather than a game changing product. Credit where credit is due, it did bring a lot of focus onto a market that doesn't normally get much limelight. It spawned a lot of good competition and made browser companies sort of rethink browsers.
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Browser is not the most profitable business tbh
They would have pitched something to the investors
OCT 26, 2024
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Himanshu Khanna
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They would have pitched something to the investors
Just need to find out what they pitched to the investors 👀
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Just need to find out what they pitched to the investors 👀
We should
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We should
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Couldn't find their pitch deck but found out josh used to work under obama as a digital stategist
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Couldn't find their pitch deck but found out josh used to work under obama as a digital stategist
Beautiful strategy nonetheless