Comments on: On the down side… http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/ ressources for the impatient digerati - links, thoughts, ideas Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Daniel http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-53 Daniel Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:52:49 +0000 http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-53 yeah,a last one: "Being hungry helps." Depends. In searching for a job hunger is indeed a powerful motivator. In the startup business it helps also, but the wrong people. It helps the predators who will know that you will sell your startup for almost nothing, or that you will accept enslaving investing conditions. Hunger do not play on your side when negociating with VCs. yeah,a last one: “Being hungry helps.”

Depends.

In searching for a job hunger is indeed a powerful motivator.

In the startup business it helps also, but the wrong people. It helps the predators who will know that you will sell your startup for almost nothing, or that you will accept enslaving investing conditions. Hunger do not play on your side when negociating with VCs.

]]> By: Daniel http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-52 Daniel Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:26:53 +0000 http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-52 "The problem with all of them being that they are Web2.0-based, not having a revenue model, thus making them into pretty interesting websites but with no foreseable success." Even withour revenue model, have you thougt about _selling_ the business later? Hint: advertising is always a revenue source. “The problem with all of them being that they are Web2.0-based, not having a revenue model, thus making them into pretty interesting websites but with no foreseable success.”

Even withour revenue model, have you thougt about _selling_ the business later? Hint: advertising is always a revenue source.

]]> By: Daniel http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-51 Daniel Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:25:01 +0000 http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-51 "you should have at least a partner when getting started." I do not agree. Unless that partner is essential for your business, the less founders the best. “you should have at least a partner when getting started.”

I do not agree. Unless that partner is essential for your business, the less founders the best.

]]> By: Daniel http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-50 Daniel Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:22:19 +0000 http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-50 want an idea? get back to France as soon as you can :) it is 10 times easier to make the million in Fr than in Ro. want an idea? get back to France as soon as you can :)
it is 10 times easier to make the million in Fr than in Ro.

]]> By: Alex http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-40 Alex Sun, 21 May 2006 18:42:54 +0000 http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-40 Dragos: you forgot to mention your email (or at least IM id); however, if you want to learn more about me, the main author of this blog, check out my day-to-day blog over here: www.alexbrie.net (there you'll find my email and lots of infos about me as well). All well, Alex Dragos: you forgot to mention your email (or at least IM id); however, if you want to learn more about me, the main author of this blog, check out my day-to-day blog over here: www.alexbrie.net (there you’ll find my email and lots of infos about me as well).

All well,
Alex

]]> By: Dragos Ionita http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-39 Dragos Ionita Sun, 21 May 2006 16:03:50 +0000 http://digeratinc.com/2006/05/20/on-the-down-side/#comment-39 I don't know who you are, but I've been reading this blog for a while now, what projects are you working on? Please feel free to contact me via IM. Cheers I don’t know who you are, but I’ve been reading this blog for a while now, what projects are you working on? Please feel free to contact me via IM.

Cheers

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