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Dunno why anyone would pay when material like that on http://venture-lab.org http://venture-lab.org is free. Just looks like a rather ill-conceived attempt to c

Dunno why anyone would pay when material like that on http://venture-lab.org http://venture-lab.org is free. Just looks like a rather ill-conceived attempt to cash in on the startup bubble "pay us $100 and we'll give you something you could google in 5 minutes".

mgrouchy 14y ago
Going to Venture-Lab doesn't tell me anything. I visit the site and there is no indication about what it is, what value it provides or anything like that.Why would anyone go there, and how would anyone know that they should go there? I don't think 5 minutes on google can solve the problem that Startup Plays is trying to solve, if it could, everyone would be a Startup Superstar. I can understand your skepticism, but if you knew Scott Annan or any of the team at Startup Plays, I have a very hard time believing your impression that this Startup Plays is an "ill-concieved attempt to cash in on the startup bubble".
- davidjgraph 14y ago
  True, venture labs doesn't make the material clear until you sign up. The material is from a Stanford uni course, you can find it going through this blog http://eesley.blogspot.co.uk/ http://eesley.blogspot.co.uk/. With startupplays, you can't sample anything until you pay first. Virtual/online incubators like this are popping up seemingly weekly. Making startups pay at the point of entry will just move them to services that don't, cash tends to be one of the biggest problems for the target market.
chehoebunj 14y ago
Revenue from plays directly supports the ecosystem. Anyone can submit a comprehensive how-to for review and the revenue generated from plays is split three pronged. http://www.startupplays.com/blog/supporting-the-startup-ecosystem/ http://www.startupplays.com/blog/supporting-the-startup-ecos...
florinmuresan 14y ago
I don't what google you use :) and venture-labs doesn't offer such focused material. the idea is you want something that will cut the learning-curve, not make it bigger. So you pay startup plays to cut the learning curve. Seems awesome to me, especially after you've spent 2 years on building your startup, you don't want to spend 2 more years just to get to know some things.

mgrouchy 14y ago

Going to Venture-Lab doesn't tell me anything. I visit the site and there is no indication about what it is, what value it provides or anything like that.Why would anyone go there, and how would anyone know that they should go there? I don't think 5 minutes on google can solve the problem that Startup Plays is trying to solve, if it could, everyone would be a Startup Superstar. I can understand your skepticism, but if you knew Scott Annan or any of the team at Startup Plays, I have a very hard time believing your impression that this Startup Plays is an "ill-concieved attempt to cash in on the startup bubble".

davidjgraph 14y ago
True, venture labs doesn't make the material clear until you sign up. The material is from a Stanford uni course, you can find it going through this blog http://eesley.blogspot.co.uk/ http://eesley.blogspot.co.uk/. With startupplays, you can't sample anything until you pay first. Virtual/online incubators like this are popping up seemingly weekly. Making startups pay at the point of entry will just move them to services that don't, cash tends to be one of the biggest problems for the target market.

chehoebunj 14y ago

Revenue from plays directly supports the ecosystem. Anyone can submit a comprehensive how-to for review and the revenue generated from plays is split three pronged. http://www.startupplays.com/blog/supporting-the-startup-ecosystem/ http://www.startupplays.com/blog/supporting-the-startup-ecos...

florinmuresan 14y ago

I don't what google you use :) and venture-labs doesn't offer such focused material. the idea is you want something that will cut the learning-curve, not make it bigger. So you pay startup plays to cut the learning curve. Seems awesome to me, especially after you've spent 2 years on building your startup, you don't want to spend 2 more years just to get to know some things.