http://gigaom.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182707 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:47:47 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182707 Very interesting thoughts regarding FoundRead. But would you like to submit comments and backlinks on millions of blogs automatically? Blog Comment Poster will do it for you. Blog Comment Poster will increase your traffic, backlinks and earnings dramatically! Sounds cool? Yes, it is… the best automated comments posting tool on the Internet with many advanced features

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182702 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:54:49 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182702 Carleen-thanks for the link. BTW, I don’t advocate flipping, I am just providing a framework to think about the decision. As part of that framework, entrepreneurs need to understand that as the company matures, the valuation metrics go from pure strategic technology value to more concrete milestones like customers, revenue, etc. In the end, every entrepreneur should make their own decision based on their appetite for risk and their passion to build great products for customers. If entrepreneurs focus on building their business, then good things will happen. As a VC, I like to invest in people that want to build great products in big markets and not to just flip a business. If during our work together opportunities to sell present itself, then we need to look at it with the lens above.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182704 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:00:59 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182704 My Bad, Peter. Apologies to Ed. Is fixed. Carleen

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182703 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:29:59 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182703 [...] FoundRead: To Flip or Build, that is The Question. Its an age old question, which is being asked again. My preference is build it, of course. [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182706 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:15:56 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182706 Carleen, Thanks for the add! Unfortunately it’s not my work – the piece was written by NYC VC Ed Sim. Sorry if that wasn’t clear in my piece. You can read Ed’s original here:
http://www.beyondvc.com/2007/10/should-i-flip-o.html
and my edit here:
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/10/should-you-sell.html

]]> http://gigaom.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182705 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:23:08 +0000 http://foundread.com/2007/10/16/to-flip-or-build-that-is-the-question/#comment-182705 Here’s a related Business 2.0 article from 2004:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186689/index.htm

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