Comments on: The Web 2.0 Startup Map: 2009 Edition

By: Eric Tsai

Eric Tsai — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:34:04 +0000

I like the reference to dating, good one there. Totally agree with the fact that you may fail multiple times before you get to where you want.

I would add that there is also an element of not giving up.

I remember reading an article about Google when they first started Gmail when it was first implemented. At some point the Google was thinking and ready to cancel Gmail but they stuck with it and look at it now.

Of course there isn’t a story like that everyday, but a humble start and persistence will pay off at some point. I believe that every entrepreneur should leave their mark, bring value to every venture they work for, even if it fails the experience/knowledge obtained may lead you to other opportunities.

When one door closes another open.

By: Carsten Pötter

Carsten Pötter — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:53:37 +0000

Interesting, though not completely correct. Pageflakes was acquired by LiveUniverse in April 2008, Clipmarks by Forbes in 2007 already, Nokia bought Plazes last year, Ma.gnolia is not dead yet, and Yedda is an AOL property now. At least those are the ones that I know when looking at the chart.

By: Dean Higginbotham

Dean Higginbotham — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:36:48 +0000

Very cool.

An overlay I’d be interested to see (just for curiosity), would be: those left who are making money (+) vs/ still using their VC infusion (-).

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Web 2.0: Startup Map 2009 — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:11:42 +0000

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