Comments on: Internet 2.0 out of VC control http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/article/internet-20-out-of-vc-control/ Technology, trends, and opportunities. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:12:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jamey Barber http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/article/internet-20-out-of-vc-control/#comment-3410 Jamey Barber Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:03:28 +0000 http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/?p=34#comment-3410 rso6jr7l2f0bpdzs rso6jr7l2f0bpdzs

]]> By: Jeff http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/article/internet-20-out-of-vc-control/#comment-8 Jeff Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:03:45 +0000 http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/?p=34#comment-8 I think two factors are at play here: - Clearly most "build" costs have decreased by as much as 90% compared to 5 years ago. - Because many (seed) investors got burned in the dotcom bust, most entrepreuneurs can't raise money this time around until they can show something that works. This narrows the field to ideas that can be executed with "little" upfront cash. This aspect is often overlooked. I think two factors are at play here:

- Clearly most “build” costs have decreased by as much as 90% compared to 5 years ago.

- Because many (seed) investors got burned in the dotcom bust, most entrepreuneurs can’t raise money this time around until they can show something that works. This narrows the field to ideas that can be executed with “little” upfront cash. This aspect is often overlooked.

]]> By: Jeremy Chone http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/article/internet-20-out-of-vc-control/#comment-7 Jeremy Chone Sat, 26 Nov 2005 02:45:02 +0000 http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/?p=34#comment-7 Thank you Jean for pointing this out. You are right. So, I guess the last one was <a href="http://www.dodgeball.com/" rel="nofollow">Dodgeball</a> in May 2005. BTW, there is a great page on <a href="http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/6/12/143721/743">Kuro5Shin</a> about Google past acquisitions and possible future ones. Thank you Jean for pointing this out. You are right. So, I guess the last one was Dodgeball in May 2005.

BTW, there is a great page on Kuro5Shin about Google past acquisitions and possible future ones.

]]> By: Jean Sini http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/article/internet-20-out-of-vc-control/#comment-6 Jean Sini Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:23:59 +0000 http://www.bitsandbuzz.com/?p=34#comment-6 A recent post by <a href="http://www.calacanis.com/2005/11/18/its-not-a-boom-i-tell-ya-its-not/ " rel="nofollow">Jason Calacanis</a> echoes your point about how cheap it's become to start a company. The Riya-Google play, as <a href="http://gigaom.com/2005/11/16/googles-riya-designs/" rel="nofollow">Om Malik pointed out</a>, diverges slightly from a straight VC squeeze scenario, "because (as per Silicon Beat) Riya’s backers are Leapfrog Ventures and Bluerun Ventures and have invested close to $4 million in the company." A recent post by Jason Calacanis echoes your point about how cheap it’s become to start a company. The Riya-Google play, as Om Malik pointed out, diverges slightly from a straight VC squeeze scenario, “because (as per Silicon Beat) Riya’s backers are Leapfrog Ventures and Bluerun Ventures and have invested close to $4 million in the company.”

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