Comments on Lost in Conversation: no longer!TypePad2006-02-05T19:52:55ZPhilipp Schumannhttps://dualogy.blogs.com/phil/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://dualogy.blogs.com/phil/2006/02/it_is_poor_civi/comments/atom.xml/Philipp Schumann commented on 'Lost in Conversation: no longer!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834517c1a69e200d834a777cf69e22006-02-06T14:13:40Z2007-08-17T13:27:56ZPhilipp Schumannhttp://www.dualogy.netThey always try cloning first, I think. They tried to clone delicious first, too. Only without a massive userbase, there...<p>They always try cloning first, I think. They tried to clone delicious first, too. Only without a massive userbase, there is not much of a point: so they buy their userbase from a successful start-up.</p>
<p>Depends on the technology, of course---but the barrier to create something like delicious, coComment, Flickr etc. is fairly low (lower than for creating something like Skype), so most acquisitions are really based more on the buzz that the startups have managed to build up, and to buy marketshare on what could soon be hot---or not.</p>
<p>How come I missed this post on JoS? Would have addded my 2 cents!... =)</p>
<p>Ah, I see, it was not in the Business of Software forum, but in the main one, which I don't track because of its bad signal-to-noise ratio...</p>Matthias Winkelmann commented on 'Lost in Conversation: no longer!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834517c1a69e200d83472063853ef2006-02-06T12:33:20Z2007-08-17T13:29:07ZMatthias Winkelmannhttp://www.theoryint.comHey, seems like sometimes it's just the right time for an idea: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.248620.4 And now I'm just waiting for yahoo...<p>Hey, seems like sometimes it's just the right time for an idea: <a href="http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.248620.4" rel="nofollow">http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.248620.4</a></p>
<p>And now I'm just waiting for yahoo to buy them for $25m.</p>