Comments on: 2006: watch your mouth and the bottom line http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/ greg yardley on online product management Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:04:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Genuine VC http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Genuine VC Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:54:36 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-520 <strong>Getting Creative with Revenue</strong> Greg Yardley makes the prediction in his post “2006: watch your mouth and the bottom line” that in the upcoming year many currently zero-revenue startups will devote “an increased emphasis on revenue generation, and the placement of advertising e... Getting Creative with Revenue

Greg Yardley makes the prediction in his post “2006: watch your mouth and the bottom line” that in the upcoming year many currently zero-revenue startups will devote “an increased emphasis on revenue generation, and the placement of advertising e…

]]> By: Gabe Morris http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Gabe Morris Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:39:54 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-519 And comment/linkback toadyism will rise in lockstep with, if not outpace, self-censorship. Two sides of the same coin. In that sense, the web will be a much kinder, albeit artificial, place. And comment/linkback toadyism will rise in lockstep with, if not outpace, self-censorship.

Two sides of the same coin.

In that sense, the web will be a much kinder, albeit artificial, place.

]]> By: IncrediBILL http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-518 IncrediBILL Sat, 31 Dec 2005 22:31:06 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-518 It's a good thing I'm semi-retired as my blog is probably ticking off everyone. It’s a good thing I’m semi-retired as my blog is probably ticking off everyone.

]]> By: Jeetu http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Jeetu Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:02:00 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-517 Seems like we are repeating the '99-'02 drill all over again. As usual, a good number of the VC firms are just followers (lets do what the other firm is doing). They seem to be funding companies that seem to have only early adopter traffic and believe this traffic is worth a good chunk of $ to the larger firms. The larger firms (aka Yahoo, Google) are going to realize the acquisition price was much higher than building it in-house. Of course the acquired brand bring its identity, followers and community along with it but I believe the long term value of these entities is low (considering the early adopter traffic is open to trying new web properties out there thus making switching costs almost negligible). At the end, the VCs are back to realizing its all about the real market value (I am sure a significant number of the recently web 2.0 funded companies are banking their market size on hyped up analyst projections), team, and operational capabilities of the firm. Seems like we are repeating the ’99-’02 drill all over again. As usual, a good number of the VC firms are just followers (lets do what the other firm is doing). They seem to be funding companies that seem to have only early adopter traffic and believe this traffic is worth a good chunk of $ to the larger firms. The larger firms (aka Yahoo, Google) are going to realize the acquisition price was much higher than building it in-house. Of course the acquired brand bring its identity, followers and community along with it but I believe the long term value of these entities is low (considering the early adopter traffic is open to trying new web properties out there thus making switching costs almost negligible). At the end, the VCs are back to realizing its all about the real market value (I am sure a significant number of the recently web 2.0 funded companies are banking their market size on hyped up analyst projections), team, and operational capabilities of the firm.

]]> By: Greg Yardley http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Greg Yardley Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:49:51 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-516 John - ask me in a year when I can judge how accurate I was... John – ask me in a year when I can judge how accurate I was…

]]> By: John K http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-515 John K Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:44:11 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-515 Is this a prediction or just a curmudgeonly eisegesis? Is this a prediction or just a curmudgeonly eisegesis?

]]> By: Greg Yardley http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Greg Yardley Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:00:39 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-514 Ha! Maybe I wrote it as a warning to *me*... Ha! Maybe I wrote it as a warning to *me*…

]]> By: peter caputa http://yardley.ca/2005/12/30/2006-watch-your-mouth-and-the-bottom-line/comment-page-1/#comment-513 peter caputa Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:45:21 +0000 http://yardley.ca/merge/?p=201#comment-513 Did you write this to warn me? :) Did you write this to warn me? :)

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