Comments on: Will Weakening Economy KO Web Startups?

By: An Innovative Recession? : Patrick Altman

An Innovative Recession? : Patrick Altman — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:48:55 +0000

[...] coupled with a very healthy outlook for VC funding. I think these numbers from 2007 will increase as investors pull more of their money out of real-estate and seek to put it somewhere: At the end of August, VC Keith Benjamin of Levensohn Venture Partners proposed that tech IPOs and [...]

By: Bankers See Modest Growth in Tech M&A for 2008 - GigaOM

Bankers See Modest Growth in Tech M&A for 2008 - GigaOM — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:31:50 +0000

[...] While two-thirds of bankers expect an expansion in their deal flow in 2008, a mere 13 percent (or four times as many as last year) are forecasting a decline in their business. And although corporate buyers still plan on picking up customers and new technology through acquisitions, with 45 percent expecting to increase their M&A activity, prices are likely to drop. For second-tier and me-too startups and their venture investors, that means the end of the Web 2.0 gravy train could be fast approaching. [...]

By: 2008: The Year of LinkedIn? - GigaOM

2008: The Year of LinkedIn? - GigaOM — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:40:03 +0000

[...] sober cousin seems well-positioned for any economic weakness that could emerge in 2008, because it doesn’t depend primarily on advertising, but rather [...]

By: Web 2.0 Manages to Sober Up « GigaOM

Web 2.0 Manages to Sober Up « GigaOM — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:25:07 +0000

[...] directly affected by gyrations in the interbank lending market, the space could be hit hard by contractions in online advertising. Yesterday’s slide in tech stock prices made it clear that tech can’t wall itself off [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:18:08 +0000

I think this article makes a lot of valid points. The key may be the old keep overhead low, keep costs low, and have a passion for what you’re trying to sell. One good example out there is http://www.couponcowgirl.com . Do we NEED a recession? That’s an interesting concept… we’ll see

By: TechFruit » Introduction

TechFruit » Introduction — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:11:55 +0000

[...] again, with companies attempting to solve problems which never really existed in the first place. Some are reporting that the global economic slowdown is going to slow the pace of development of these [...]

By: Dave Liu dot com / musings from the edge » Articles of the Day

Dave Liu dot com / musings from the edge » Articles of the Day — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:00:54 +0000

[...] Clouds on Silicon Valley Horizon - The “R” word (recession) was bandied about last week by financial people after it was revealed Friday that 40,000 jobs were lost in August (analysts were expecting a gain of around 100,000), as companies started to lay off employees in the wake of an economy-wide credit crunch. So what does this mean for the Web industry, GigaOm asks? Is the Silicon Valley startup bubble about to burst? [...]

By: Will The Ad Slowdown Reach The Web? « GigaOM

Will The Ad Slowdown Reach The Web? « GigaOM — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:00:29 +0000

[...] (EXPGY), Countrywide Financial (CFC) and IAC (IACI), parent company of big-spending Lending Tree. Anne Zelenka and Silicon Alley Insider have written about the impact of this sector’s changing [...]

By: Keith Benjamin

Keith Benjamin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:45:04 +0000

Forecasting is never simple. Many variables must be considered. For technology start-ups to work, they need to generate revenues and find an exit. Exits tend to be a function of public market investors moving from one sector to another. I believe there is a strong relative case for technology IPOs. The tougher question may be whether or not venture-backed companies will be able to keep growing. The one point missed in this string is that we are in a global economy, where growing economies can help maintain demand for U.S. technology. I disagree that a U.S. consumer-led recession will automatically hurt technology spending. Disruptive technologies will still be able to deliver growth, whether to enterprises or consumers. Clearly, marginal start-ups will keep failing. The swing variable will be the reward for the winners.

By: Michael R. Bernstein

Michael R. Bernstein — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:39:10 +0000

Anne, there is now large and growing upward pressure on rents.

More and more folks are being foreclosed on, or can't qualify for a home loan, increasing demand for rentals.