Comments on: Startups Should Team Up to Grow

By: cyclepromo

cyclepromo — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:49:36 +0000

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

Smoothplanet » Blog Archive » Gravatar enabled — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:28:00 +0000

[...] 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

Scott Rafer — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:52:23 +0000

@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

NotasD — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:54:50 +0000

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

The Next New Networks Blog » Blog Archive » BarelyPolitical Roundup — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:35:54 +0000

[...] 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

» Silicijsko ludilo i balkansko tupilo @ futuria.hr - internet marketing — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:31:22 +0000

[...] 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

What Would a VC Sponsored Coworking Location Look Like? »TechAddress — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:35:12 +0000

[...] 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

Robert MacEwan — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:39:43 +0000

Do smaller companies have the resources needed to merge differing platforms without damaging customer loyalty? Just look at AuctionAds.

By: Vin Turk

Vin Turk — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:34:31 +0000

“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

neunetz.com » 2007 » Oktober » 19 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:36:57 +0000

[...] 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.” [...]

By: //beconfused » Blog Archive » Automattic acquires Gravatar

//beconfused » Blog Archive » Automattic acquires Gravatar — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:47:12 +0000

[...] Read more at Gravatar and GigaOM [...]

By: Links del día 18 Octubre 2007 » sarelinks

Links del día 18 Octubre 2007 » sarelinks — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:41:39 +0000

[...] Startups Should Team Up to Grow - Om Malik dice que en un sector en el que todo ocurre tan rápido y con cada vez menos barreras de entrada, los startups deben considerar muy seriamente la opción de aliarse con otras empresas o competidores para crecer más rápido [...]

By: till

till — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:24:06 +0000

Whenever I hear of synergies (because I guess that is what "teaming up" is all about), I try to leave the room.

I found that very rarely it works out for both parties. I can totally see why people are sceptical.

By: How I Learned to Love the Bubble « Epigonic

How I Learned to Love the Bubble « Epigonic — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:07:12 +0000

[...] of the nonsense being written about the new “bubble”. And related discussions about the need for startups to “bulk up” (from Om Malik no less, a man full of good sense usually) and palpitations about being five months [...]

By: Symbian

Symbian — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:22:45 +0000

What if rich startup with funding is searching for real technological basis for its proposals? Looks like bubble 2.0 is coming…

By: Automattic Gets Gravatar - and Valuation « Changing Way

Automattic Gets Gravatar - and Valuation « Changing Way — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:09:48 +0000

[...] October 18th, 2007 Matt Mullenweg posted yesterday on the Gravatar blog about the acquisition of Gravatar by Automattic. The post isn’t there now. It wasn’t just my imagination: Om Malik linked to the post. [...]