Comments on: Small is beautiful for Web 2.0 start-ups

Forget the Fortune 500. New, small software companies have big ambitions: the Fortune 5 million.

[SqlserverCode]

I looks like

I looks like the web 2.0 companies will not end up as pets.com and others
There is no big vc money wasted, for example Digg only got a couple of million dollars in VC funding and doesn't have a staff of 500 people who are doing nothing all day

http://otherthingsnow.blogspot.com/

[nyte3k]

It's different this time.

Most of the web2.0 companies seem as thought they'll be here a
lot longer than the first .coms that are now gone. They seem to
be staying small, and generating money like most businesses
do. I've been finding a few small interesting .com companies as
of late, one that i thought was kind of cool was http://
www.wuraweb.com it's basically like a yellow pages, except you
can actually see prices.

[cnetaphobic]

i agree

i think they will b here a lot longer than the originals but some of the social sites r following in the same path, by just being exact mocks of each other. the only reason i think they will exsist longer is b/c more ppl r on the internet. sites like flicker, vimeo,and etc. i dont think we will c long. as 4 that wuraweb site, its ok, havent seen sites like that b4, if ppl start copyin them tho, they me b short-lived as well, unless they bcome a leader in their sector. prime example, the netflix and blockbuster war, even tho netflix is not short lived, if it wasnt 4 blockbuster undercutting & advertisin like they do, netflix wud c lots more money.

[PragmaticIdealist]

Jason Fried is a legend in his own mind

It pains me to see Jason Fried get positive press when in reality his techniques are very much like a cult leader and he treats his customers like crap. Just check out his forum and see how many times he dismisses customer requests with a "I know better than you" attitude.

[208mbrandon]

It is about time...

The idea that a company needs to have millions of dollars and giant customers is a myth perpetuated by the similarly bloated VC firms who have to have large investments to move their needle.

There is a niche for second or third-tier VC firms working on churning out these small companies. They may not ever go public, but they can provide a nice dividend for the owners.

Mark Brandon
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[2ndsite--2008]

Change is Opportunity

The Software sectors of the VC industry are changing...I opportunities are there for those who WANT to change. I have not seen much evidence of WANTING to change yet...though things are begining to stir and I suspect it is only a matter of time...

http://www.michaelmcderment.com/

[2ndsite--2008]

Longer Market

One of the big things about Web 2.0 is monetizing the long tail. That used to cost big money.

The long tail is waht Jason is on about with the "fortune 5 million". I kind of like that as a catch phrase...

[SoftwareBizExchange]

Great article

The guys at 37Signals are right on the money. I posted their article at my site www.softwarebizexchange.com m