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13 years ago @ Feld Thoughts - Gearbox's Smart Ball · 0 replies · +2 points
13 years ago @ TechCrunch - Cloning Is Lame. Googl... · 0 replies · 0 points
This is the wrong battle for Google to pick.
13 years ago @ TechCrunch - Cloning Is Lame. Googl... · 2 replies · -1 points
It can be argued the social networking is now in the mature business life-cycle. It's mainstream. There are few user groups left to go get, that could bring along others. It's all switching. FB benefitted, in a crowded space, from Myspaces mishaps. Adults, professionals, mom's, dad's aunts and uncles saw Myspace as too juvenile. When they decided to jump into social networking FB was the choice.
If Google were to "copy" FB, consumer decision trigger isn't should I join Google or FB but rather do I leave FB. This is an entirely different decision. One we already know the answer to.
13 years ago @ TechCrunch - Cloning Is Lame. Googl... · 4 replies · +5 points
It's not about the features, the technology or the resources google has, it's about the network and Google can't control that.
13 years ago @ VC Adventure - How I lost my 1K status · 0 replies · +1 points
14 years ago @ PeteSearch - Andy Kessler's keynote... · 0 replies · +1 points
14 years ago @ PeteSearch - Andy Kessler's keynote... · 4 replies · +1 points
productivity creates profit, profit creates capital, capital creates investment, investment creates jobs. productivity is key
Creating NEW jobs requires getting rid of old jobs, unproductive jobs.
14 years ago @ Feld Thoughts - Pretending You Are Lug... · 0 replies · +1 points
14 years ago @ Feld Thoughts - The Ether and the Scrum · 0 replies · +1 points
I completely agree it is more art than science, and there are no guarantees when subjectivity and money play together.
14 years ago @ Feld Thoughts - It’s Not My Company · 0 replies · +1 points
VC's are enablers. The founders are just that the founders, the innovators. It is a symbiotic relationship. Both are needed. When a VC. an enabler, calls it "my company" he is insinuating more ownership around the founder, and innovator component that in most cases is not theirs to claim.
One of the negative perceptions of VC's is their inflated sense of importance and value in the start-up eco-system. VC's can certainly NOT be understated in this system, but they can't be overstated either.
Excellent post Brad!