The harsh reality behind industry promises of APIs and interoperability

You know, I had a good a great network.

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Faster than than I'd hoped. You know, what did they say? Fail, fail fast? Probably three months. You know, I had a good a great network. So we had clients that were willing to lean in and help co develop. And, you know, when you got into it really underneath the hood, forgetting about all the platitudes that, you know, we talked about as I came up in the industry, you know, talking about APIs and interoperability and, you know, everybody being friendly and cooperative, it just didn't exist. So you're now I was in a situation of, like, what are we gonna do? I guess I'll go back to work. Luckily,

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Bassem Hamdy shares how his startup failed within three months when the promised interoperability and cooperation in the industry turned out to be non-existent. Despite having a strong network and willing clients for co-development, the technical reality didn't match the industry platitudes about APIs and friendly cooperation.

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This clip captures the raw moment when a founder's assumptions about industry cooperation collided with harsh reality, leading to rapid failure.

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