The Next Web

JULY 13, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest column by Sangeet Paul Choudary, who analyzes business models for internet startups at his blog Platform Thinking. Amazon is entering India. In effect, Amazon knew all along that there was a significant ‘First-mover Disadvantage’ to launching in India.

India 126

India Marketing Non-Compete Vertical 126

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

At Blurb, we’ve built an Internet platform for people to produce their own bookstore-quality books. So we opened the goFlow platform from surfing-only to 10 new verticals: Paddle-boarding, Diving, Fishing, Skateboarding, Cycling, Golfing, Snow sports, Boating, Kitesurfing and more to come. That’s it.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

We did find some specific industry verticals where the model works (some high schools, some boxing and mixed martial arts events, some exclusive conferences), but not enough to warrant a large market and an independent company. Thin line between life and death of internet service is a number of users. Too much PR, too early.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day. If your desire was to make yourself look like an ignorant internet troll … I believe you have succeeded.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107