Comments on: Startups Should Team Up to Grow http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: oyun http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-954699 oyun Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:09:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-954699 <p>Do smaller companies have the resources needed to merge differing platforms without damaging customer loyalty? Just look at AuctionAds.</p> Do smaller companies have the resources needed to merge differing platforms without damaging customer loyalty? Just look at AuctionAds.

]]> By: Enrique http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-943156 Enrique Mon, 11 May 2009 10:20:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-943156 <p>this is a nice and valuable post</p> this is a nice and valuable post

]]> By: Eric Elliston http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-937771 Eric Elliston Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:07:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-937771 <p>I am thinking about pulling together with a bunch of other technology consultants so I can keep turning over business. It is easy to get buried in work that you don't have time to go win new business. You always have to be trying to replace yourself....and teaming up can certainly help that out.</p> <p>Eric Elliston President of Elliston Consulting Http://www.ellistonconuslting.com</p> I am thinking about pulling together with a bunch of other technology consultants so I can keep turning over business. It is easy to get buried in work that you don’t have time to go win new business. You always have to be trying to replace yourself….and teaming up can certainly help that out.

Eric Elliston President of Elliston Consulting Http://www.ellistonconuslting.com

]]> By: Seamaster300m http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-937457 Seamaster300m Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:15:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-937457 <p>Just don't see it working. Too many cooks when they team up. People 'start up' startups because they want control over their own product. Merging together will just dilute the direciton.</p> Just don’t see it working. Too many cooks when they team up. People ’start up’ startups because they want control over their own product. Merging together will just dilute the direciton.

]]> By: Complete List of 2007 Web / Technology Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-936954 Complete List of 2007 Web / Technology Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:42:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-936954 <p>[...] avatar image that appears next to a users name in blog comments. Official Blog Post | TechCrunch | GigaOm | Mashable | [...]</p> [...] avatar image that appears next to a users name in blog comments. Official Blog Post | TechCrunch | GigaOm | Mashable | [...]

]]> By: hairstraightener http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-923233 hairstraightener Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:58:10 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-923233 <p>Joint ventures are the key to building a business no doubt.</p> Joint ventures are the key to building a business no doubt.

]]> By: cyclepromo http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-634208 cyclepromo Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:49:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-634208 <p>I think in this situation Gravatar wins out because of the huge Wordpress userbase. Gravatar realized that they needed to make a move and I think the made the right one.</p> I think in this situation Gravatar wins out because of the huge WordPress userbase. Gravatar realized that they needed to make a move and I think the made the right one.

]]> By: Smoothplanet » Blog Archive » Gravatar enabled http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-626543 Smoothplanet » Blog Archive » Gravatar enabled Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:28:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-626543 <p>[...] is what Om Malik thinks about this acquisition, as for myself I could see how to use it for tracking comments I put on [...]</p> [...] is what Om Malik thinks about this acquisition, as for myself I could see how to use it for tracking comments I put on [...]

]]> By: Scott Rafer http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-622635 Scott Rafer Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:52:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-622635 <p>@Vin Turk Every cycle included improvements in bandwidth, software tools (both productivity and cost), and an increase in IT's fraction of the world economy. Tech is now a huge fraction of the world's production. How does that remove or delay business cycles? Given how quick we all operate, it might speed them up.</p> @Vin Turk Every cycle included improvements in bandwidth, software tools (both productivity and cost), and an increase in IT’s fraction of the world economy. Tech is now a huge fraction of the world’s production. How does that remove or delay business cycles? Given how quick we all operate, it might speed them up.

]]> By: NotasD http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-621419 NotasD Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:54:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-621419 <p><strong>Automattic compra Gravatar</strong></p> <p>Automattic compra Gravatar, el servicio que te permite poner avatares en Wordpress, y algunos otros servicios, es ahora parte de la empresa que hace WordPress, Akismet y otros. Es MUY interesante el análisis que hace Om Malik sobre la compra de este star</p> Automattic compra Gravatar

Automattic compra Gravatar, el servicio que te permite poner avatares en WordPress, y algunos otros servicios, es ahora parte de la empresa que hace WordPress, Akismet y otros. Es MUY interesante el análisis que hace Om Malik sobre la compra de este star

]]> By: The Next New Networks Blog » Blog Archive » BarelyPolitical Roundup http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-619905 The Next New Networks Blog » Blog Archive » BarelyPolitical Roundup Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:35:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-619905 <p>[...] look of television, Valleywag’s post, which was fine with me (thanks for the link!), and Om Malik’s smart observation that startups are beginning to band together in the space. The only way we can answer them is to [...]</p> [...] look of television, Valleywag’s post, which was fine with me (thanks for the link!), and Om Malik’s smart observation that startups are beginning to band together in the space. The only way we can answer them is to [...]

]]> By: » Silicijsko ludilo i balkansko tupilo @ futuria.hr - internet marketing http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-619782 » Silicijsko ludilo i balkansko tupilo @ futuria.hr - internet marketing Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:31:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-619782 <p>[...] kaže Om Malik, komentirajući ovo, ako ovakve dealove gledamo izolirano, ispadaju gotovo marginalni, ali stvar je [...]</p> [...] kaže Om Malik, komentirajući ovo, ako ovakve dealove gledamo izolirano, ispadaju gotovo marginalni, ali stvar je [...]

]]> By: What Would a VC Sponsored Coworking Location Look Like?  »TechAddress http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618867 What Would a VC Sponsored Coworking Location Look Like?  »TechAddress Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:35:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618867 <p>[...] Malik authored a column earlier this week describing the need for small startups to work together to achieve results. What better way for this type of collaboration than in a incubator space where [...]</p> [...] Malik authored a column earlier this week describing the need for small startups to work together to achieve results. What better way for this type of collaboration than in a incubator space where [...]

]]> By: Robert MacEwan http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618728 Robert MacEwan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:39:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618728 <p>Do smaller companies have the resources needed to merge differing platforms without damaging customer loyalty? Just look at AuctionAds.</p> Do smaller companies have the resources needed to merge differing platforms without damaging customer loyalty? Just look at AuctionAds.

]]> By: Vin Turk http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618669 Vin Turk Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:34:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618669 <p>“Every single one of these [technology] cycles lasted between eight and 11 years. The eight-year anniversary of the last collapse is in March 2008. Now, if someone wants to stand up and tell me why this cycle is somehow going to be a longer one — I’m all ears,” he says.</p> <p>Here's why... Broadband penetration Speed to market Development costs Millions (if not tens of) more computers all around the world connected (more potential consumers/customers) Mobile</p> “Every single one of these [technology] cycles lasted between eight and 11 years. The eight-year anniversary of the last collapse is in March 2008. Now, if someone wants to stand up and tell me why this cycle is somehow going to be a longer one — I’m all ears,” he says.

Here’s why… Broadband penetration Speed to market Development costs Millions (if not tens of) more computers all around the world connected (more potential consumers/customers) Mobile

]]> By: neunetz.com » 2007 » Oktober » 19 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618124 neunetz.com » 2007 » Oktober » 19 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:36:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/10/17/startups-should-team-up-to-grow/#comment-618124 <p>[...] Startups Should Team Up to Grow « GigaOM  Annotated The low barriers to entry for building and deploying consumer web products has resulted in an abundance of companies, many of marginal utility. “Every single one of these [technology] cycles lasted between eight and 11 years. The eight-year anniversary of the last collapse is in March 2008. Now, if someone wants to stand up and tell me why this cycle is somehow going to be a longer one — I’m all ears,” he says. If Rafer is right, then it is prudent for startups to start coming up with Plan B. And maybe Plan B should stand for “buying or merging.” [...]</p> [...] Startups Should Team Up to Grow « GigaOM  Annotated The low barriers to entry for building and deploying consumer web products has resulted in an abundance of companies, many of marginal utility. “Every single one of these [technology] cycles lasted between eight and 11 years. The eight-year anniversary of the last collapse is in March 2008. Now, if someone wants to stand up and tell me why this cycle is somehow going to be a longer one — I’m all ears,” he says. If Rafer is right, then it is prudent for startups to start coming up with Plan B. And maybe Plan B should stand for “buying or merging.” [...]

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