Posts Tagged with ‘exit-strategy’

Exit Strategy: Why Does Every Web 2.0 Company Have Only One?

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira

Facebook fatigue. Have you heard the phrase? Are you suffering from it? Where once I logged into Facebook first thing every morning to check status updates and new links from tech-minded friends, I can't tell you the last time I logged in. And I no longer seem to get friend requests, although I regularly find adds on FriendFeed and LinkedIn.
Today is the first anniversary of the launch of the Facebook Platform, and it was marked with the official announcement that [...]

It’s Not an App, It’s a Feature Redux: Xobni Hubris

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira

As I've pointed out many times before, many Web 2.0 "apps" are merely features that could be added to existing products on the market. There seems to be a tendency to build these small extensions since they have a lower entry point, cost less money, and have a more obvious exit plan: get bought by the company whose app you are enhancing.
So when Xobni's near-imminent purchase by Microsoft seemed all but signed on the dotted line, it all made perfect [...]