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]]> By: Mathew http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Mathew Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:50:54 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/#comment-254 Thanks for the comment, Eric. And I think you're right -- the model Mark and others have described makes a lot of sense, particularly in the kind of low-cost Web 2.0 environment you're describing. Thanks for the comment, Eric. And I think you’re right — the model Mark and others have described makes a lot of sense, particularly in the kind of low-cost Web 2.0 environment you’re describing.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Eric Berlin Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:23:12 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/#comment-252 Great analysis as always, Mathew. I think as with both things, the truth lies somewhere in between the two extremes. The good news all around, I would think, is that we've reached an age where ideas and business models can be cheaply and relatively easily explored. Blogcritics.org (full disclosure: I'm the Exec Producer) is a perfect example. Founded by Eric Olsen in mid-2002, it's had the marvelous ability to grow organically and at an absolutely grass roots level because the overhead was so low. Further, things like easy access to broadband and cheap cell phone rates allow for a dispersed and virtual organization to run on the cheap. I very much like Mark Evans' notion of investors adapting to this climate and going for smaller, targeted rounds of investment that don't just include money but include the assets to help an organization like mine reach the next level. Great analysis as always, Mathew.

I think as with both things, the truth lies somewhere in between the two extremes. The good news all around, I would think, is that we’ve reached an age where ideas and business models can be cheaply and relatively easily explored.

Blogcritics.org (full disclosure: I’m the Exec Producer) is a perfect example. Founded by Eric Olsen in mid-2002, it’s had the marvelous ability to grow organically and at an absolutely grass roots level because the overhead was so low. Further, things like easy access to broadband and cheap cell phone rates allow for a dispersed and virtual organization to run on the cheap.

I very much like Mark Evans’ notion of investors adapting to this climate and going for smaller, targeted rounds of investment that don’t just include money but include the assets to help an organization like mine reach the next level.

]]> By: mark evans http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/comment-page-1/#comment-236 mark evans Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:35:38 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/#comment-236 mathew, just realized i hadn't added you to my blogroll yet. my bad - consider it done. mark mathew,
just realized i hadn’t added you to my blogroll yet. my bad – consider it done.

mark

]]> By: Newsome.Org http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/comment-page-1/#comment-19240 Newsome.Org Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/28/bubble-zen-when-is-a-bubble-half-inflated/#comment-19240 <!--%kramer-pre%-->greater fool theory and rush a bunch of companies to market that have no way to turn their ideas into a profit. This happened far too much leading up to the last dot.com bust. And as an aside, online ad revenue by itself does not a business plan make.Mathew Ingram: Says that the VCs didn't create the bubble and that as a practical matter, we can't simply take the middleman away under our current system. He also says, and I heartily agree, that the smart investors who might otherwise serve as a balance against<!--%kramer-post%--> greater fool theory and rush a bunch of companies to market that have no way to turn their ideas into a profit. This happened far too much leading up to the last dot.com bust. And as an aside, online ad revenue by itself does not a business plan make.Mathew Ingram: Says that the VCs didn’t create the bubble and that as a practical matter, we can’t simply take the middleman away under our current system. He also says, and I heartily agree, that the smart investors who might otherwise serve as a balance against

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