Comments on: How Placebase Survived Google Maps http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/ The Business of Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:15:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Using the iPhone to Mine for Gold & Sense - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-882821 Using the iPhone to Mine for Gold & Sense - GigaOM Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:54:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-882821 [...] already showcased two startups — Skygrid and Placebase — that have impressed us with their ability to offer pointers that can be translated into [...] [...] already showcased two startups — Skygrid and Placebase — that have impressed us with their ability to offer pointers that can be translated into [...]

]]> By: Nords http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-879961 Nords Sat, 24 May 2008 15:24:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-879961 And now we're going to play a game called "Paul Graham Says." And now we’re going to play a game called “Paul Graham Says.”

]]> By: Eddie http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-879731 Eddie Fri, 23 May 2008 03:54:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-879731 @ Ericsson, > Personal/friend/family/credit-card investing. Paul Graham of Y Cominbator (is Y Combinator a "VC" firm?) says: http://www.paulgraham.com/boss.html > [3] Do not finance your startup with credit cards. > Financing a startup with debt is usually a stupid > move, and credit card debt stupidest of all. Credit > card debt is a bad idea, period. It is a trap set > by evil companies for the desperate and the > foolish. @ Ericsson,

> Personal/friend/family/credit-card investing.

Paul Graham of Y Cominbator (is Y Combinator a “VC” firm?) says:

(link)

> [3] Do not finance your startup with credit cards.
> Financing a startup with debt is usually a stupid
> move, and credit card debt stupidest of all. Credit
> card debt is a bad idea, period. It is a trap set
> by evil companies for the desperate and the
> foolish.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-879456 Om Malik Wed, 21 May 2008 21:48:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-879456 @ Ericsson, Actually not true. Sure we don't have that many boot strapped companies getting coverage here, but we do make an effort to find non VC/boot strapped companies. Stay tuned as we beef up our start-up coverage. @ Ericsson,

Actually not true. Sure we don’t have that many boot strapped companies getting coverage here, but we do make an effort to find non VC/boot strapped companies. Stay tuned as we beef up our start-up coverage.

]]> By: Tarun Dua http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-879449 Tarun Dua Wed, 21 May 2008 21:09:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-879449 Do they have maps for Indian cities ? -Tarun Do they have maps for Indian cities ?
-Tarun

]]> By: Ericson Smith http://gigaom.com/2008/05/21/placebase/#comment-879443 Ericson Smith Wed, 21 May 2008 20:36:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13495#comment-879443 @om — "...the company, which is completely bootstrapped (read again: no VC dollars)..." Om, most small businesses are entirely bootstrapped. No VC. Personal/friend/family/credit-card investing. Its only recently (last few years) that the average college grad exited college with a plan to make a business that they could not monetize, hope for VC's to pay for the bill, and a quick buyout from one of those other companies that were initially bootstrapped. Sigh. Its getting to the point where a company like funadvice.com (which i am a co-founder), which is bootstrapped, no funding, profitable and hires employees, will never get press from the a-list bloggers. After all, we're too boring :-) @om — “…the company, which is completely bootstrapped (read again: no VC dollars)…”

Om, most small businesses are entirely bootstrapped. No VC. Personal/friend/family/credit-card investing.

Its only recently (last few years) that the average college grad exited college with a plan to make a business that they could not monetize, hope for VC’s to pay for the bill, and a quick buyout from one of those other companies that were initially bootstrapped. Sigh.

Its getting to the point where a company like funadvice.com (which i am a co-founder), which is bootstrapped, no funding, profitable and hires employees, will never get press from the a-list bloggers.

After all, we’re too boring :-)

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