Comments on: Where’s the 2.0 Money? http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/ Internet news and commentary Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Grendel http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-361631 Grendel Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:20:32 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-361631 @Drama: I would like to hear more about your pyramid scheme. Do you have a pamphlet or a newsletter to which I could subscribe? @Otto: SLAs? If you said that TLA to Web 2.0 companies they'd think you were asking about the model of BMW they're going to buy with their phat money from the Google buyout. There's a reason all of their services are called "beta" and it's because they don't want to bother figuring out how to write good software and make it reliable. @Drama: I would like to hear more about your pyramid scheme. Do you have a pamphlet or a newsletter to which I could subscribe?

@Otto: SLAs? If you said that TLA to Web 2.0 companies they’d think you were asking about the model of BMW they’re going to buy with their phat money from the Google buyout. There’s a reason all of their services are called “beta” and it’s because they don’t want to bother figuring out how to write good software and make it reliable.

]]> By: Otto http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-360261 Otto Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:42:33 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-360261 Eyeballs? There might be a lot of room for a shift in the business model from mostly an ad model with lots of free, cool stuff to one that's closer to a micro-sub model (with bundling and serious SLA's) of apps with real value (security, ease of use, efficiency tools, social networks, etc.) balanced with smarter ads, esp. given the recent <a href="http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2060" rel="nofollow">dismal reports from comScore</a> that say only 6% of Internet users are heavy clickers yet account for 50% of clicks, and are roughly speaking, low income earners. I guess we'll see if there's real value out there. Eyeballs? There might be a lot of room for a shift in the business model from mostly an ad model with lots of free, cool stuff to one that’s closer to a micro-sub model (with bundling and serious SLA’s) of apps with real value (security, ease of use, efficiency tools, social networks, etc.) balanced with smarter ads, esp. given the recent dismal reports from comScore that say only 6% of Internet users are heavy clickers yet account for 50% of clicks, and are roughly speaking, low income earners.

I guess we’ll see if there’s real value out there.

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-360221 Drama 2.0 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:20:00 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-360221 Grendel: it's not a necessary change. I am set to unveil eyeball-backed securities (EBSes). We're essentially taking pools of investments in Web 2.0 startups and then collateralizing them using the eyeballs they generate. It's going to change the economics of Web 2.0 forever. We'll mint 50 new billionaires this year alone. Grendel: it’s not a necessary change. I am set to unveil eyeball-backed securities (EBSes). We’re essentially taking pools of investments in Web 2.0 startups and then collateralizing them using the eyeballs they generate. It’s going to change the economics of Web 2.0 forever. We’ll mint 50 new billionaires this year alone.

]]> By: Grendel http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-359121 Grendel Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:46:49 +0000 http://profy.com/2008/03/12/auction-rate-securities-web-20/#comment-359121 Maybe we'll see VC's stressing that their portfolio companies should get to cash-flow positive instead of "just get more eyeballs!" Wouldn't that be a refreshing change. Maybe we’ll see VC’s stressing that their portfolio companies should get to cash-flow positive instead of “just get more eyeballs!”

Wouldn’t that be a refreshing change.

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