To some extent, they are right...if only by accident. Marketplaces are terribly tough businesses to start quickly. They either need a TON of venture capital to

To some extent, they are right...if only by accident. Marketplaces are terribly tough businesses to start quickly. They either need a TON of venture capital to be able to build a userbase quickly...or they need none at all and build their userbase slowly (and profitably). Lollipuff can do it, but it is an uphill battle with dim revenue prospects in the short and mid term.