YC's request for startups: Government 2.0
Who needs public services when you can have private for-profit start-ups?I'm sure the new startups will always prioritize serving the citizens over making money. After all, that's what private for-profit organizations have a long track record of doing.In seriousness:
I'm sure the listed start ups do good work. There are ways tech can help government and people.Government 2.0 is awful branding. The idea that you can "upgrade" our government with a handful of private companies is downright anti-democratic. How about instead of trying to replace the existing government with private organizations answerable to a few very rich individuals, you work with existing democratic structures and try to improve them.