On: $1.6B in funding and $7B in exits: Chicago tech just had its best year ever

[icebraining]

Remember, you're talking about the 90s which had as a flagship startup a company that sold pet food. Broadcast.com alone was purchased for $5.9B (eq. to $8B of today's money), and all they did was stream video over the Internet.

[hueving → icebraining]

All Youtube does is stream video over the internet. Your argument isn't that convincing.

[icebraining → hueving]

Yes, and Youtube isn't making hover cars nor extending life. Are you sure you read the context of my reply?