Comments on: NetVibes, now with one less CEO http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Clock Ticking On Pageflakes? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-871053 Clock Ticking On Pageflakes? - GigaOM Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:32:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-871053 <p>[...] closest rival is Netvibes, a Paris based company that has had it own set of challenges. Of course, the real competitors for these personalized web page start-ups are the Internet [...]</p> [...] closest rival is Netvibes, a Paris based company that has had it own set of challenges. Of course, the real competitors for these personalized web page start-ups are the Internet [...]

]]> By: John http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-862556 John Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:06:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-862556 <p>There are many sites out there like netvibes very impressive but I don't know how do they make revenue out of this are we near dotcom bubble 2.0 burst??</p> There are many sites out there like netvibes very impressive but I don’t know how do they make revenue out of this are we near dotcom bubble 2.0 burst??

]]> By: Thoughts on the Co-CEO » ColoradoStartups.com http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-622041 Thoughts on the Co-CEO » ColoradoStartups.com Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:11:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-622041 <p>[...] What’s worse, if you don’t decide who is ultimately responsible for the direction of the company it could cause a rift. [...]</p> [...] What’s worse, if you don’t decide who is ultimately responsible for the direction of the company it could cause a rift. [...]

]]> By: GigaOM Letter From France:Vive Zlio, Vive La Vente! « http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-358847 GigaOM Letter From France:Vive Zlio, Vive La Vente! « Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:52:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-358847 <p>[...] France’s Web 2.0 heavyweight Netvibes made headlines this month for a different reason: co-CEO Pierre Chappaz left the company after disagreement over how to evolve Netvibes’ business model. The challenge: to gain an edge [...]</p> [...] France’s Web 2.0 heavyweight Netvibes made headlines this month for a different reason: co-CEO Pierre Chappaz left the company after disagreement over how to evolve Netvibes’ business model. The challenge: to gain an edge [...]

]]> By: Curtis http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-311416 Curtis Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:21:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-311416 <p>@Gopi,</p> <p>Your make a good point except a lack of audience puts heavy downward pressure on CPM's. My points are tied together, so what you refer to as a no brainer isn't a no brainer. This likely explains the departures and disagreements on monetization strategy.</p> @Gopi,

Your make a good point except a lack of audience puts heavy downward pressure on CPM’s. My points are tied together, so what you refer to as a no brainer isn’t a no brainer. This likely explains the departures and disagreements on monetization strategy.

]]> By: Netviber http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-310434 Netviber Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:54:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-310434 <p>Hi, I wanted to add that: "Also Marc THOUVENIN, Business Development Exec. quits Netvibes"</p> <p>more on: http://netviber.blogspot.com/2007/07/also-thouvenin-business-development.html</p> Hi, I wanted to add that: “Also Marc THOUVENIN, Business Development Exec. quits Netvibes”

more on: http://netviber.blogspot.com/2007/07/also-thouvenin-business-development.html

]]> By: Philip Wilkinson http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-309825 Philip Wilkinson Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:53:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-309825 <p>We also need experienced individuals from the web1 days to really help web2 grow into fully sustainable businesses. It's great having a brilliant product, technology, and vision - but ultimately at some point they need to make the revenue.</p> <p>I've spoken about my time briefly with Pierre at Kelkoo: http://blog.crowdstorm.com/?p=187</p> We also need experienced individuals from the web1 days to really help web2 grow into fully sustainable businesses. It’s great having a brilliant product, technology, and vision – but ultimately at some point they need to make the revenue.

I’ve spoken about my time briefly with Pierre at Kelkoo: http://blog.crowdstorm.com/?p=187

]]> By: Pierre Chappaz leaves Netvibes as CEO | Crowdstorm (blog) http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-306932 Pierre Chappaz leaves Netvibes as CEO | Crowdstorm (blog) Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:21:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-306932 <p>[...] here: Netviber ExperienceGiga OmFred Destin - a VC in EuropePierre Chappaz’s Kelblog (translated into [...]</p> [...] here: Netviber ExperienceGiga OmFred Destin – a VC in EuropePierre Chappaz’s Kelblog (translated into [...]

]]> By: » Netvibes Co-CEO Leaves To Work Fully On Wikio || Pulse 2.0: Web 2.0 Reviews & Profiles || » Blog Archive http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-306456 » Netvibes Co-CEO Leaves To Work Fully On Wikio || Pulse 2.0: Web 2.0 Reviews & Profiles || » Blog Archive Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:45:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-306456 <p>[...] To truly advance take any web company to the next level, upper management must have similar visions. This is probably why PageFlakes (Netvibes’ competitor) appointed Dan Cohen, Yahoo!’s former Head of My Yahoo![4] [...]</p> [...] To truly advance take any web company to the next level, upper management must have similar visions. This is probably why PageFlakes (Netvibes’ competitor) appointed Dan Cohen, Yahoo!’s former Head of My Yahoo![4] [...]

]]> By: Webwag team http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-304546 Webwag team Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:09:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-304546 <p>One last word about us: Wewbag Mobile shows that one of the next frontier is the widget synchronisation between a personalizable page and its real widgets on mobile. (www.webwag.com/mobile)</p> One last word about us: Wewbag Mobile shows that one of the next frontier is the widget synchronisation between a personalizable page and its real widgets on mobile. (www.webwag.com/mobile)

]]> By: Dave Moss http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-304445 Dave Moss Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:41:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-304445 <p>Yes, Protopage, a Netvibes competitor, has had this feature since 2006 as well http://www.protopage.com</p> Yes, Protopage, a Netvibes competitor, has had this feature since 2006 as well http://www.protopage.com

]]> By: Netvibes Loses co-CEO Pierre Chappaz | moraaz.org - feed all tech! http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-303944 Netvibes Loses co-CEO Pierre Chappaz | moraaz.org - feed all tech! Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:45:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-303944 <p>[...] [via] [...]</p> [...] [via] [...]

]]> By: proxieslist.net http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-303727 proxieslist.net Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:47:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-303727 <p>[...] [via] [...]</p> [...] [via] [...]

]]> By: sarah http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-303046 sarah Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:22:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-303046 <p>@Mike - the Universe feature has been delayed for a long time. As far as I know Pageflakes and YourMinis had that feature since 2006. You might want to check that out. And yes, I am a Pageflakes user so of course I am biased.</p> <p>Sarah</p> @Mike – the Universe feature has been delayed for a long time. As far as I know Pageflakes and YourMinis had that feature since 2006. You might want to check that out. And yes, I am a Pageflakes user so of course I am biased.

Sarah

]]> By: Ben Metcalfe http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-302890 Ben Metcalfe Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:45:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-302890 <blockquote>... but also face increasingly energized large companies, that are preparing their one personalized page offerings.</blockquote> <p>Yeah, don't forget <a href="http://bubbletop.com" rel="nofollow">Bubbletop</a> goes live very soon. A beta invite is in your mailbox, Om.</p> <p>Everyone else: let me know if you want a pre-launch beta invite account.</p> … but also face increasingly energized large companies, that are preparing their one personalized page offerings.

Yeah, don’t forget Bubbletop goes live very soon. A beta invite is in your mailbox, Om.

Everyone else: let me know if you want a pre-launch beta invite account.

]]> By: Gopi http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-302607 Gopi Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:29:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/07/03/netvibes-now-with-one-less-ceo/#comment-302607 <p>Curtis, i agree with your first concern, user acquistion is a big problem for this startpage companies as there is no viral growth component in this business. The only way to acquire users (beyond the geek crowd) is to partner with ISP's or OEM's and thats sure going to be very expensive.</p> <p>But your second concern (monetization) is a no brainer. Being a internet gateway/tollgate is a very profitable business, a simple search partnership alone can yield north of $20 CPM's.</p> Curtis, i agree with your first concern, user acquistion is a big problem for this startpage companies as there is no viral growth component in this business. The only way to acquire users (beyond the geek crowd) is to partner with ISP’s or OEM’s and thats sure going to be very expensive.

But your second concern (monetization) is a no brainer. Being a internet gateway/tollgate is a very profitable business, a simple search partnership alone can yield north of $20 CPM’s.

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