Remove 2012 Remove Bandwidth Remove Operations Remove Sales
article thumbnail

Netflix / Qwikster Split Was Brilliant (and Necessary)? 2 Long Term.

Agile VC

Lots of us woke up this morning to an email from Reed Hastings about Netflix splitting it’s streaming and DVD-by-mail businesses into two separate operations (each w/ it’s own brand). If you’re a Netflix subsriber with a mediocre bandwidth connection (DSL, esp in rural areas), DVD format will remain a must have for awhile.

article thumbnail

The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

Most companies don’t have the cash or bandwidth to support long development cycles and hire boatloads of developers. So they use a pre-made solution, customize the appearance, plug in sales tax and ecommerce software, and then sell immediately. This is the model we see at software companies that are doing exceptionally well.

Software 248