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Cryptocurrency and virtual reality are among the most 'overhyped' startup trends, according to founders and employees

4. Venture-backed beveragesInvestors poured millions into trendy beverage startups this year — Liquid Death, a canned-water company with a punk marketing aesthetic, raised $2 million from angel investors, while"smart drink" maker More Labs raised $8 million in VC funding, according to3. Virtual reality and augmented realityVirtual reality is taking longer to catch on than investors expected.

with getting people to buy the product, but Mark Zuckerberg said he's"still optimistic." 19.4% of startup employees and 26.6% of founders said virtual reality and augmented reality are overhyped.The world of tech is fascinated with AI — from 2011 to 2018, investors poured more than $110 billion into 9,800 rounds of fundraising for AI startups, according to

who argue that the trend has"the trappings of a financial bubble." 19.8% of startup employees and 40% of founders said AI is overhyped.By most accounts, the cryptocurrency bubble has already popped — by mid-2019, assets across cryptocurrencies fell by more than 75% from their peak in 2017, and could take decades to return to their prior value,

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