Comments on: What to look for in an Internet investment http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: MartinFortKnox http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-795457 MartinFortKnox Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:47:26 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-795457 This column was very informative. Kudos to the writer. At the end of the day it breaks down to whether or not you have the patience. Patience is a virtue. There is no denying that. Patience is what I believe the 5 percent of the people who succeed in networking have that the rest don't (yeah that number is true 95 percent of you fail, but it doesn't have to be that way). It takes time grow anything. Nothing happens overnight. You have to realize that its gonna take months and maybe years of CONSISTENTLY putting time into your business. Consistent is the focus here. People spend an hour or two one day then don't visit their business again for several weeks. This is an ineffective strategy to become successful. Yeah, I know it's hard especially when your not making any money and time is limited but if it were easy everyone would be internet millionaires. The truth is you can do it. All you need to do is understand how to focus your energy like all the top performers in any industry in the world. Through repetition, patience will be something you can turn on and off like a light switch. But what kind of repetition you ask? “If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.” -Robert H. Schuller- If you are interested in some help in your business visit my videos at http://www.easywealthfire.com or check out my site at www.bankrollmarketing.com Thank You This column was very informative. Kudos to the writer. At the end of the day it breaks down to whether or not you have the patience. Patience is a virtue. There is no denying that. Patience is what I believe the 5 percent of the people who succeed in networking have that the rest don’t (yeah that number is true 95 percent of you fail, but it doesn’t have to be that way). It takes time grow anything. Nothing happens overnight. You have to realize that its gonna take months and maybe years of CONSISTENTLY putting time into your business. Consistent is the focus here. People spend an hour or two one day then don’t visit their business again for several weeks. This is an ineffective strategy to become successful.
Yeah, I know it’s hard especially when your not making any money and time is limited but if it were easy everyone would be internet millionaires.

The truth is you can do it. All you need to do is understand how to focus your energy like all the top performers in any industry in the world. Through repetition, patience will be something you can turn on and off like a light switch. But what kind of repetition you ask?

“If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.”
-Robert H. Schuller-

If you are interested in some help in your business visit my videos at

http://www.easywealthfire.com

or check out my site at

http://www.bankrollmarketing.com

Thank You

]]> By: thegoogleguy http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17517 thegoogleguy Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:59:38 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17517 Love this stuff check outt <a href="http://teenwag.com/profile?friendid=326" rel="nofollow">Teenwag</a> Love this stuff check outt

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]]> By: ajay http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17452 ajay Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:54:18 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17452 You got everything but the kitchen sink. Add WOMEN/girls, cause if women won't digg it.. that click through digg isn't going to come through... Where do men/boys go? - whereever there are women/girls.. ! ajay You got everything but the kitchen sink. Add WOMEN/girls, cause if women won’t digg it.. that click through digg isn’t going to come through…

Where do men/boys go? – whereever there are women/girls.. !

ajay

]]> By: Mike McGrath http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17439 Mike McGrath Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:49:29 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17439 Nisan, Thank you for the insight. My businesse fulfills the vast majority of these requirments, but operates in a micro-niche. Q: In your opinion how niche is too niche, and how owuld you determin this? Nisan, Thank you for the insight. My businesse fulfills the vast majority of these requirments, but operates in a micro-niche. Q: In your opinion how niche is too niche, and how owuld you determin this?

]]> By: VentureFiles » Blog Archive » links for 2007-02-11 http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17435 VentureFiles » Blog Archive » links for 2007-02-11 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:52:54 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17435 [...] Venture Beat Contributors » What to look for in an Internet investment (tags: entrepreneurship startup businessmodel web2.0 innovation) [...] [...] Venture Beat Contributors » What to look for in an Internet investment (tags: entrepreneurship startup businessmodel web2.0 innovation) [...]

]]> By: Jaké vlastnosti má úspěšný startup? - Webtrh Blog http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17431 Jaké vlastnosti má úspěšný startup? - Webtrh Blog Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:18:42 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17431 [...] Z odliÅ¡ného úhlu se na úspěšnost startupů podíval Nissan Gabay, dřívÄ›jší analytik Sierra Ventures (a autor blogu Startup Review, pÅ™es který jsem se k diskusi dostal), který se dnes jako spoluzakladatel startupu pohybuje na druhé stranÄ›. [...] [...] Z odliÅ¡ného úhlu se na úspěšnost startupů podíval Nissan Gabay, dřívÄ›jší analytik Sierra Ventures (a autor blogu Startup Review, pÅ™es který jsem se k diskusi dostal), který se dnes jako spoluzakladatel startupu pohybuje na druhé stranÄ›. [...]

]]> By: PaulK http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17422 PaulK Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:00:11 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17422 I think you need to add a couple other points: 1. If just a duplicate of an existing service/site, how will this make a difference? When you have free sites, you cannot gain market share by undercutting on price! Adding some cool feature is often not enough as the big name ones can add these quickly and easily too (unless so unique you can get a patent, but then the question is whether users want it). 2. How will it make money? You kind of left that out! Some rely on ads only - so the question is whether you can get enough ads using some technique to add value (ie. targeting, keyword matching, profile matching, etc); will the kind of users match the advertisers who will actually place ads? If you rely on free accounts with fees to add features, how many will pay and for how long? The risk in many of these is that few will use the fee services, or will only use for a couple months and cancel. I think you need to add a couple other points:
1. If just a duplicate of an existing service/site, how will this make a difference? When you have free sites, you cannot gain market share by undercutting on price! Adding some cool feature is often not enough as the big name ones can add these quickly and easily too (unless so unique you can get a patent, but then the question is whether users want it).

2. How will it make money? You kind of left that out! Some rely on ads only – so the question is whether you can get enough ads using some technique to add value (ie. targeting, keyword matching, profile matching, etc); will the kind of users match the advertisers who will actually place ads? If you rely on free accounts with fees to add features, how many will pay and for how long? The risk in many of these is that few will use the fee services, or will only use for a couple months and cancel.

]]> By: Friday Tea Time » TheMadHat http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17415 Friday Tea Time » TheMadHat Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:30:05 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17415 [...] * Nisan Gabbay of Startup Review writes about what VC’s look for when funding a starup. [...] [...] * Nisan Gabbay of Startup Review writes about what VC’s look for when funding a starup. [...]

]]> By: Chris Lake http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17408 Chris Lake Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:29:10 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17408 Nice post Nisan. Points 1 and 2 are inextricably linked - niche works really well online, makes for amazing search engine fodder. Last night I wrote a business / feature development plan for a startup (which is about to build out a new web app). Every one of your points is represented in it. Which makes me feel even more positive about 2007... : ) c. Nice post Nisan. Points 1 and 2 are inextricably linked – niche works really well online, makes for amazing search engine fodder.

Last night I wrote a business / feature development plan for a startup (which is about to build out a new web app). Every one of your points is represented in it. Which makes me feel even more positive about 2007… : )

c.

]]> By: Heath http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17407 Heath Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:22:36 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17407 I have one that I believe meets 11, combining the article and Mike Brown's list. I'm a one man show and I'm wearing all the hats. It will be great to get found! -heath I have one that I believe meets 11, combining the article and Mike Brown’s list. I’m a one man show and I’m wearing all the hats. It will be great to get found!

-heath

]]> By: dave mcclure http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17402 dave mcclure Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:57:20 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17402 great summary & observations :) as with your other articles on <a href="http://www.startup-review.com/" rel="nofollow">Startup-Review.com</a>, definitely worth the read. - dave great summary & observations :)

as with your other articles on Startup-Review.com, definitely worth the read.

- dave

]]> By: Tom Steen http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17401 Tom Steen Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:48:52 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17401 Gabbay: I'm contacting you from the Midwest (Iowa) where we are still undergoing a very long term transition away from the agriculture/food chain and manufacturing sectors as primary drivers of enterprise growth. As a result, we are probably not as rich in the human capital needed to consistently succeed in growing internet enterprises. Is is possible, in a general way, to characterize the kinds of people/intellectual capital needed by upstart internet enterprises. Gabbay: I’m contacting you from the Midwest (Iowa) where we are still undergoing a very long term transition away from the agriculture/food chain and manufacturing sectors as primary drivers of enterprise growth. As a result, we are probably not as rich in the human capital needed to consistently succeed in growing internet enterprises. Is is possible, in a general way, to characterize the kinds of people/intellectual capital needed by upstart internet enterprises.

]]> By: Nisan Gabbay http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17398 Nisan Gabbay Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:57:51 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17398 Hi Heath, If you can demonstrate even 3 of the 7 listed above in the real world, the investors will come find you! Unfortunately, a compelling business plan isn't enough these days. My advice is to build the service and prove that you meet some of the points above. Don't waste your time looking for investors. Hi Heath,

If you can demonstrate even 3 of the 7 listed above in the real world, the investors will come find you! Unfortunately, a compelling business plan isn’t enough these days. My advice is to build the service and prove that you meet some of the points above. Don’t waste your time looking for investors.

]]> By: Nisan Gabbay http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17397 Nisan Gabbay Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:54:18 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17397 Hi Heath, Hi Heath,

]]> By: Heath http://venturebeat.com/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-17396 Heath Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:53:03 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2007/02/05/what-to-look-for-in-an-internet-investment/#comment-17396 How do you find an investor when you meet all these? How do you find an investor when you meet all these?

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