Comments on: Still looking to invest in Web 2.0 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dr Frank Willson http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-806578 Dr Frank Willson Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:55:23 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-806578 Attn,Sir/Madam I am, Dr Frank Willson. 22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP, London United Kingdom. I want to confide this to you please. I am a little bit scared of what your reaction would be but what I have in mind will certainly require that I enlist the cooperation of someone . I need to move out some good funds to a safe repository. And I need to do it very fast. If I try to handle it by myself I will be attracting a lot of attention and the lid will be blown. Please note that the money involved is reasonable and I want to spend my time with you. The money in question will hit your account in less than two weeks if you are willing to cooperate with me. I need a safe account for this, in your name or your company name(which ever). The amount involved is $6.5 million. Will you be able to handle this? What do you want as your commission? I would like to get into propers development with the funds. What do you say? I await your prompt response. regards. Frank Willson Email:frankwill91@yahoo.com Attn,Sir/Madam

I am,

Dr Frank Willson.
22 Garden Close, Stamford,
Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.

I want to confide this to you please. I am a little bit scared of what your reaction would be but what I have in mind will certainly require that I enlist the cooperation of someone . I need to move out some good funds to a safe repository. And I need to do it very fast. If I try to handle it by myself I will be attracting a lot of attention and the lid will be blown. Please note that the money involved is reasonable and I want to spend my time with you. The money in question will hit your account in less than two weeks if you are willing to cooperate with me. I need a safe account for this, in your name or your company name(which ever). The amount involved is $6.5 million.
Will you be able to handle this?

What do you want as your commission?

I would like to get into propers development with the funds. What do you say?

I await your prompt response.

regards.

Frank Willson
Email:frankwill91@yahoo.com

]]> By: Chandra http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-731964 Chandra Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:36:55 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-731964 Try posting at http://www.go4funding.com for the angel investors. Try posting at http://www.go4funding.com for the angel investors.

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]]> By: Spalva-au http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-726560 Spalva-au Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:32:02 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-726560 <a href="http://rumahu.com" rel="nofollow">drepession hurts</a> drepession hurts

]]> By: Edgar Miguel Molina http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-547094 Edgar Miguel Molina Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:31:15 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-547094 What about a great company in Colombia South America. Our company needs US$1.000.000 Books Company is an Editorial Company working in education in privet and public schools. We have sold ina month more than US$2.000.000 but we don´t have resources to print all the material we sold. Please, take a look on our website www.bookscompanycolombia.com and in spite that it´s in spanish, what we are doing is working in bilingualism. Sorry about my English, (it is not good enough. If you are interesting, please contact me and I´ll explain all about. we have an excellent bussiness plan, but it´s also in Spanish. best regards, Edgar Miguel Molina. What about a great company in Colombia South America. Our company needs US$1.000.000 Books Company is an Editorial Company working in education in privet and public schools. We have sold ina month more than US$2.000.000 but we don´t have resources to print all the material we sold.
Please, take a look on our website http://www.bookscompanycolombia.com and in spite that it´s in spanish, what we are doing is working in bilingualism. Sorry about my English, (it is not good enough. If you are interesting, please contact me and I´ll explain all about. we have an excellent bussiness plan, but it´s also in Spanish.
best regards,
Edgar Miguel Molina.

]]> By: Jaké vlastnosti má úspěšný startup? - Webtrh Blog http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17430 Jaké vlastnosti má úspěšný startup? - Webtrh Blog Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:14:10 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17430 [...] Tom Shields ze společnosti Woodside Fund vyjmenoval tyto otázky, které klade žadatelům o VC kapitál: [...] [...] Tom Shields ze společnosti Woodside Fund vyjmenoval tyto otázky, které klade žadatelům o VC kapitál: [...]

]]> By: yetanotherskeptic http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17417 yetanotherskeptic Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:18:53 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17417 Tom - Zillow raised $57 million before they had a deal with Yahoo. And there are lots of image recognition technologies out there challenging Riya. My suspicion is that there are really only two criteria and the rest is vc bs: 1. The founding team is known by the vc and solid. This is certainly true of Riya and Zillow. Probably of pandora too. It was also true of YouTube and generally all the other successful Web2.0 investments to date. 2. They have an inkling of a good idea. That's it. If a firm hit all your criteria, they don't need you! Or maybe like Zappos, they'll go get Sequoia on the team just to set the valuation bar. Tom – Zillow raised $57 million before they had a deal with Yahoo. And there are lots of image recognition technologies out there challenging Riya.

My suspicion is that there are really only two criteria and the rest is vc bs:
1. The founding team is known by the vc and solid. This is certainly true of Riya and Zillow. Probably of pandora too. It was also true of YouTube and generally all the other successful Web2.0 investments to date.
2. They have an inkling of a good idea.

That’s it.

If a firm hit all your criteria, they don’t need you! Or maybe like Zappos, they’ll go get Sequoia on the team just to set the valuation bar.

]]> By: Matt G http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17409 Matt G Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:47:35 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17409 What was SFDC's (NASD:CRM) defensible advantage? HTML? Webservers? A plan to make a dumbed down version of Siebel? I'd have no hesitatation giving them $$$$ if I could go back in time to their A Round. People & Execution matter. This is only the most obvious of many issues I have with this post. What was SFDC’s (NASD:CRM) defensible advantage? HTML? Webservers? A plan to make a dumbed down version of Siebel?

I’d have no hesitatation giving them $$$$ if I could go back in time to their A Round. People & Execution matter.

This is only the most obvious of many issues I have with this post.

]]> By: findin.gs/davids / What to look for in an Internet investment - VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17387 findin.gs/davids / What to look for in an Internet investment - VentureBeat Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:37:10 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17387 [...] By Nisan Gabbay 02.5.07 Nisan Gabbay A few weeks ago, Tom Shields of Woodside Fund contributed a post to VentureBeat listing his criteria for investment in a Web 2.0 company. Rather than comment on that post, I thought I would offer an alternative version. In researching the key success factors for 20+ successful Internet start-ups on my blog, Startup Review, several recurring themes have emerged. I wouldn’t so much call these investment criteria, as much as I would describe them as leading indicators for potential success. A consumer Internet service that offers a convincing story along one (or multiple) of the below indicators may just be the next big Internet success story. If I were working at a VC firm or contemplating pursuing an entrepreneurial idea, these would be the things I would look for in an Internet company. [...] [...] By Nisan Gabbay 02.5.07 Nisan Gabbay A few weeks ago, Tom Shields of Woodside Fund contributed a post to VentureBeat listing his criteria for investment in a Web 2.0 company. Rather than comment on that post, I thought I would offer an alternative version. In researching the key success factors for 20+ successful Internet start-ups on my blog, Startup Review, several recurring themes have emerged. I wouldn’t so much call these investment criteria, as much as I would describe them as leading indicators for potential success. A consumer Internet service that offers a convincing story along one (or multiple) of the below indicators may just be the next big Internet success story. If I were working at a VC firm or contemplating pursuing an entrepreneurial idea, these would be the things I would look for in an Internet company. [...]

]]> By: » Top 7 indicators of consumer Internet success - Startup Review Blog http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17382 » Top 7 indicators of consumer Internet success - Startup Review Blog Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:19:43 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17382 [...] A few weeks ago, Tom Shields of Woodside Fund contributed a post to VentureBeat listing his criteria for investment in a Web 2.0 company. This spurred me to write an alternative version based on the recurring themes that we have seen through the case studies on Startup Review. I would encourage you to go read the full article on VentureBeat, but below is the list of the top 7 indicators, at least for the time being. If I were working at a VC firm (which I used to) or contemplating pursuing an entrepreneurial idea (in pursuit now), these would be the things I would look for in an Internet company. I’d be very curious to hear thoughts from Startup Review readers. If you have ideas for additional indicators, please leave a comment below. [...] [...] A few weeks ago, Tom Shields of Woodside Fund contributed a post to VentureBeat listing his criteria for investment in a Web 2.0 company. This spurred me to write an alternative version based on the recurring themes that we have seen through the case studies on Startup Review. I would encourage you to go read the full article on VentureBeat, but below is the list of the top 7 indicators, at least for the time being. If I were working at a VC firm (which I used to) or contemplating pursuing an entrepreneurial idea (in pursuit now), these would be the things I would look for in an Internet company. I’d be very curious to hear thoughts from Startup Review readers. If you have ideas for additional indicators, please leave a comment below. [...]

]]> By: Venture Beat Contributors » What to look for in an Internet investment http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17381 Venture Beat Contributors » What to look for in an Internet investment Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:14:24 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17381 [...] A few weeks ago, Tom Shields of Woodside Fund contributed a post to VentureBeat listing his criteria for investment in a Web 2.0 company. Rather than comment on that post, I thought I would offer an alternative version. In researching the key success factors for 20+ successful Internet start-ups on my blog, Startup Review, several recurring themes have emerged. I wouldn’t so much call these investment criteria, as much as I would describe them as leading indicators for potential success. A consumer Internet service that offers a convincing story along one (or multiple) of the below indicators may just be the next big Internet success story. If I were working at a VC firm or contemplating pursuing an entrepreneurial idea, these would be the things I would look for in an Internet company. [...] [...] A few weeks ago, Tom Shields of Woodside Fund contributed a post to VentureBeat listing his criteria for investment in a Web 2.0 company. Rather than comment on that post, I thought I would offer an alternative version. In researching the key success factors for 20+ successful Internet start-ups on my blog, Startup Review, several recurring themes have emerged. I wouldn’t so much call these investment criteria, as much as I would describe them as leading indicators for potential success. A consumer Internet service that offers a convincing story along one (or multiple) of the below indicators may just be the next big Internet success story. If I were working at a VC firm or contemplating pursuing an entrepreneurial idea, these would be the things I would look for in an Internet company. [...]

]]> By: Cornelis Jacobs http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17343 Cornelis Jacobs Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:54:34 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17343 Dear Tom Shields, Let me tell you one thing: if you see our proposal, you'll be happy you haven't invest in any of the dozens of proposals you have already seen. Please look at our website and see our vid. Or check our investor document: http://www.globalvillage.vc/GlobalVillage%20flyer.pdf Cornelis Jacobs Dear Tom Shields,

Let me tell you one thing: if you see our proposal, you’ll be happy you haven’t invest in any of the dozens of proposals you have already seen.
Please look at our website and see our vid. Or check our investor document:
http://www.globalvillage.vc/GlobalVillage%20flyer.pdf

Cornelis Jacobs

]]> By: John Mott http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17337 John Mott Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:47:28 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17337 The language used to describe the perfect investment vehicle sounds really geared towards the investors of the fund, not the entrepreneurs. The search for the company with an 'unfair advantage' sounds like geezer-talk. Of course we'd all like to date the perfect person who is rich, no baggage, attractive, great in bed, etc. etc. Real business people who create real companies understand that there is nothing new, a successful company is a combination of ingrediants. One is certainly the market opportunity, one deli store isn't a big return opportunity, a franchise is. Execution weighs 100 times more than a patent. Look at what happened to Nutri-systems, a company way past their prime with loads of competition and nothing remarkable about it. New people took a new angle and made it happen through execution. Who would have funded the NetFlix business plan? The first comment would have been 'Blockbuster could easily reproduce this and they have the distribution'. And yet, here we are. I don't blame VC firms, they have a constituency who want to hear how few risks they are going to take, so the pitch about 'unfair advantage' is a part of that. The language used to describe the perfect investment vehicle sounds really geared towards the investors of the fund, not the entrepreneurs. The search for the company with an ‘unfair advantage’ sounds like geezer-talk. Of course we’d all like to date the perfect person who is rich, no baggage, attractive, great in bed, etc. etc. Real business people who create real companies understand that there is nothing new, a successful company is a combination of ingrediants. One is certainly the market opportunity, one deli store isn’t a big return opportunity, a franchise is. Execution weighs 100 times more than a patent. Look at what happened to Nutri-systems, a company way past their prime with loads of competition and nothing remarkable about it. New people took a new angle and made it happen through execution. Who would have funded the NetFlix business plan? The first comment would have been ‘Blockbuster could easily reproduce this and they have the distribution’. And yet, here we are.
I don’t blame VC firms, they have a constituency who want to hear how few risks they are going to take, so the pitch about ‘unfair advantage’ is a part of that.

]]> By: Start Down » ארכיון » קריטריונים רציניים להשקעה כספית בווב 2.0 http://venturebeat.com/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-17332 Start Down » ארכיון » קריטריונים רציניים להשקעה כספית בווב 2.0 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:52:45 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/01/12/we%e2%80%99re-still-looking-to-invest-in-web-20/#comment-17332 [...] טום שילד מעורר את הוויכוח המעניין בונצ’ר ביט בכל הנוגע להשקעות בווב 2.0 (בפעם האלף), אבל עדיין הויכוח תקף. שילד מעמיד מספר קריטריונים רציניים להשקעה כספית בווב 2.0. אבל גם הוא בוודאי מודע לכך שהמקצוע שבו כולנו עוסקים קרוי הון סיכון. כן, נכון, מנהלי ×”-VC עשו פאשלות בימי הבועה, ומי שנכווה ברותחין נזהר בצוננין, אבל זהירות יתר על המידה עשויה גם למנוע השקעות בחברות שעשויות להפוך למצליחות. אז מה עושים? לטעמי. להפעיל תוכניות כמו מעבדת האינטרנט של אוריאל אוחיון (אגב גם אווגרין החלה להפעיל תוכנית דומה). להשקיע מאות אלפי דולר. לעבוד לפי אבני דרך. לא להסס להשקיע, אבל להציף תמיד למעלה, ביחוד כשמדובר בווב 2.0, את השאלות המתבקשות: 1. מה נותן לחברה שלך יתרון על פני אחרות? 2. האם יש לך טכנולוגיה שלא נתנת לשכפול, תוכן יחודי או מודל עסקי ברור? 3. ואם המודל שלך מתבסס על גידול במספר היוזרים, האם ×–×” באמת יכול להביא את הכסף הגדול? יוטיוב יש רק אחת. 4. אם מדובר בשירות - שמתבסס על שירות אחר כמו בניית קהילה - למה דווקא אצלך הוא יתרומם? [...] [...] טום שילד מעורר את הוויכוח המעניין בונצ’ר ביט בכל הנוגע להשקעות בווב 2.0 (בפעם האלף), אבל עדיין הויכוח תקף. שילד מעמיד מספר קריטריונים רציניים להשקעה כספית בווב 2.0. אבל גם הוא בוודאי מודע לכך שהמקצוע שבו כולנו עוסקים קרוי הון סיכון. כן, נכון, מנהלי ×”-VC עשו פאשלות בימי הבועה, ומי שנכווה ברותחין נזהר בצוננין, אבל זהירות יתר על המידה עשויה גם למנוע השקעות בחברות שעשויות להפוך למצליחות. אז מה עושים? לטעמי. להפעיל תוכניות כמו מעבדת האינטרנט של אוריאל אוחיון (אגב גם אווגרין החלה להפעיל תוכנית דומה). להשקיע מאות אלפי דולר. לעבוד לפי אבני דרך. לא להסס להשקיע, אבל להציף תמיד למעלה, ביחוד כשמדובר בווב 2.0, את השאלות המתבקשות: 1. מה נותן לחברה שלך יתרון על פני אחרות? 2. האם יש לך טכנולוגיה שלא נתנת לשכפול, תוכן יחודי או מודל עסקי ברור? 3. ואם המודל שלך מתבסס על גידול במספר היוזרים, האם ×–×” באמת יכול להביא את הכסף הגדול? יוטיוב יש רק אחת. 4. אם מדובר בשירות – שמתבסס על שירות אחר כמו בניית קהילה – למה דווקא אצלך הוא יתרומם? [...]

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