Comments on: Minor twists again, with Swivel

By: glcksspiel kasino

glcksspiel kasino — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:52:49 +0000

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By: SiliconBeat

SiliconBeat — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:47:54 +0000

Minor’s Swivel, continued

Updated Our recent post about Halsey Minor, and how he is starting a new company called Swivel, might have been off a bit. That original post relied on a story by Dan Farber, and we didn’t have time to confirm his facts. But here’s Private Equity Week,…

By: ketel

ketel — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:49:36 +0000

The one-hit wonder tag might be a bit harsh. He backed a little known company called salesforce.com. Wonder what ever happened to them…

By: Jack Smith

Jack Smith — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:01:19 +0000

This guy is a one hit wonder….get lost with these stupid ideas. Go back to banking with your degree in anthro.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:48:52 +0000

Maybe he should try to act like a professional investor. It’s product, market, team. Maybe business model but that’s not nearly as important for early stage (look at Google). I don’t see “my desired business relationships” high on the list.
Web services was a chimera. They only worked if people wanted the service that used it. The sideshow carnival of inappropriate personal relationships and unusable business development agreements don’t play. They lead immediately to ridicule. Only a madman would risk this kind of ridicule.
Oh, and since the Internet is still at heart technology (witness Google) first, maybe he should talk to people who have done real technology companies and let them do the tech and not compete with them on the tech. He should be doing the business. And we’re back full circle to product, market, team.
Of course, there’s always an Internet version of the Brooklyn Bridge…