Comments on: Newsgator’s focus on RSS for business is paying off http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/12/newsgators-focus-on-business-customers-is-paying-off/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:25:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: bfeld http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/12/newsgators-focus-on-business-customers-is-paying-off/comment-page-1/#comment-875792 bfeld Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:13:42 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102589#comment-875792 Marshall / Eric - I've written a response to Marshall's post at <a href="http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/enterprise-rss-at-newsgator-is-alive-and-well.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/enterpr...</a>. I've been an investor in NewsGator from the time the company was one person (the founder - Greg Reinacker) and am more excited about the prospects for the company at this time then any in the past. I'm happy to talk to either of you in depth about it at any time. Marshall / Eric – I've written a response to Marshall's post at http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/01/enterpr.... I've been an investor in NewsGator from the time the company was one person (the founder – Greg Reinacker) and am more excited about the prospects for the company at this time then any in the past. I'm happy to talk to either of you in depth about it at any time.

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/12/newsgators-focus-on-business-customers-is-paying-off/comment-page-1/#comment-875791 Eric Eldon Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:20:37 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102589#comment-875791 Marshall, those are good questions. <br><br>RSS ad widgets and other new products aren't known for making lots of money. So I seriously doubt that these areas are where the company's new revenues are coming from. <br><br>I agree that the sixth round of funding doesn't seem good, but given the lack of transparency (a normal standard for any private company), I'm not ready to draw sweeping, negative conclusions. Marshall, those are good questions.

RSS ad widgets and other new products aren't known for making lots of money. So I seriously doubt that these areas are where the company's new revenues are coming from.

I agree that the sixth round of funding doesn't seem good, but given the lack of transparency (a normal standard for any private company), I'm not ready to draw sweeping, negative conclusions.

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/12/newsgators-focus-on-business-customers-is-paying-off/comment-page-1/#comment-875790 Marshall Kirkpatrick Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:06:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102589#comment-875790 How much of that revenue is coming from RSS feed servers and how much from ad widgets and other new products? How many of those clients are paying customers? Why on earth does this company need a 6th round of funding if things are so rosy? I like Newsgator but I don't buy this. How much of that revenue is coming from RSS feed servers and how much from ad widgets and other new products? How many of those clients are paying customers? Why on earth does this company need a 6th round of funding if things are so rosy? I like Newsgator but I don't buy this.

]]> By: narphorium http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/12/newsgators-focus-on-business-customers-is-paying-off/comment-page-1/#comment-875789 narphorium Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:27:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102589#comment-875789 It was funny seeing both articles pop up at the same time in my RSS reader. I doubt enterprise RSS is completely dead already. A more likely explanation is that its having a slow start much the same way that consumer RSS did. <br><br>This article seems more factual and less sensationalized than the RWW one but without any hard numbers from Newsgator its anybody's guess. It was funny seeing both articles pop up at the same time in my RSS reader. I doubt enterprise RSS is completely dead already. A more likely explanation is that its having a slow start much the same way that consumer RSS did.

This article seems more factual and less sensationalized than the RWW one but without any hard numbers from Newsgator its anybody's guess.

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/12/newsgators-focus-on-business-customers-is-paying-off/comment-page-1/#comment-875788 Eric Eldon Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:04:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102589#comment-875788 Jim, that's an interesting article, but it doesn't address Newsgator's revenue claims nor its list of partners. Jim, that's an interesting article, but it doesn't address Newsgator's revenue claims nor its list of partners.

]]> By: jimgray69 http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/12/newsgators-focus-on-business-customers-is-paying-off/comment-page-1/#comment-875787 jimgray69 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:39:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=102589#comment-875787 ReadWriteWeb has a different take on this...http://tinyurl.com/7exrow ReadWriteWeb has a different take on this…http://tinyurl.com/7exrow

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