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It's interesting how some internet startup concepts seem to keep coming back. Website building tools have gone through a number of generations, but are still re
by malanj 12y ago
It's interesting how some internet startup concepts seem to keep coming back. Website building tools have gone through a number of generations, but are still relevant now. Similarly Facebook was the second wave of social networking sites. I recently saw a "pets.com" clone launching in South Africa (they got funding from Google's local seed fund)!
Marc Andreessen's aggressive stance is that the dot.com bubble was basically a "mistake". If that's correct, how would one decide that an "old" idea's time has come?
http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/11/01/marc-andreessen-the-dot-com-bust-was-basically-a-mistake/ http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/11/01/marc-andreess...
- jdcryans 12y agoFrom the same article: “All the dot-com ideas were correct,” he said. “They were all too early. They are happening now.” The article's title is clickbait.
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- knouse1344 12y agoSeems like the startup economy 'blue-screened', and has returned after a hard reset.
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- adamio 12y agoThe concepts might have merit, but the challenge is many failed as sustainable and profitable businesses. Have that many underlying assumptions changed in 14 years? Probably not