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In a nutshell: take successful US start-up ideas and create a European version of the exact same thing.
by thedaveoflife 14y ago
In a nutshell: take successful US start-up ideas and create a European version of the exact same thing.
- antr 14y agoyou forget the part were US startups won't go abroad, ignoring non-US users. Who is to blame? It's everyone's fault and no-one's fault.
- thedaveoflife 14y agoI'm not trying to cast aspersions... just to state facts.
- antr 14y agoI understand, but US startups have a wrong sense of entitlement. They might come up with the idea, but if their execution falls short why should others be stopped? I'm not just talking about European startups, but this also happens within the US ecosystem. Take the latest and greatest: SnapChat vs Poke. Additionally, if a US startup does not service the rest of the world (specially in e-commerce, which is what Rocket Internet focuses on) they are giving others an opportunity; and others have the right to execute this. Take Gilt copying Vente Privee; VP is not calling Gilt a copy cat.
- subsystem 14y agoYour "facts" are unfortunately wrong. Most of their ventures are e-commerce sites i.e. not exactly unique ideas, and doesn't even target the European market.
- herval 14y agoNot just europe - they're in brazil and a couple of asian countries too. Among the "gems" in Brazil, they have a zappos clone (with an awful customer service), a ZocDoc and a Square clone.