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Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Kevin Eklund — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:33:01 -0000

FYI: I'm working on a new Web 3.0 collage that includes 50 semantic web startups.
Here's the new one: http://tomuse.com/tracking-...

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Gops — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:13:26 -0000

I am deal hunter and poster. I am waiting for this little site www.dealmer.com to shine where I can post the deal and discount information and earn affiliates bonus. I think, this site can catch up the market once it has launched public.

Like me, people work very hard to find the cheap products and sales across the globe. Lets see.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

PETER — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:08:02 -0000

I have just read " Wikinomics " authored by Don Tapscott and Anthony D Williams. I would recommend it as a "must read" for everyone in business, not just those "web 2.0 " era companies

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Kevin Eklund — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:59:03 -0000

FYI: Just posted an update to this that contains success and failure rates for ~200 of these Web 2.0 startups.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

identify_urself — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:39:47 -0000

I couldn't agree more, love the optimism!

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Amer K — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:55:28 -0000

When I looked at the image, I didn't see the failure. I'd like to learn from a failed experience and try to avoid the mistakes these entrepreneurs made. At least they had the courage to try.

I see the image half-full, rather than half empty!

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Veronica M — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:58:59 -0000

This was a very interesting article. Life is all about taking risks and following your dreams. Even if the end result isn't what you hoped for, dreaming is what keeps us alive. One cool website that is just starting up and I want people to check out is www.cyiexist.com . This is a social networking website that gives back to the community and helps represent who you are. I'd like to help support this one and encourage others to do the same!

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Carter — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:33:56 -0000

Twibeo sucks balls.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Avinash — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:52:20 -0000

Great article for going to start a startup.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Peter J Cooper — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:39:00 -0000

Great work. Attainable = hope. Hope is the difference.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

julie goodale — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:18:18 -0000

The fact is, most new businesses in any form fail - that shouldn't mean that all new businesses are bad ideas! All new ideas take HUGE hard work & perseverance (and a little cheering does help).

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Stephen Arbib — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:07:34 -0000

Hi all, please check out our web 2.0 site, www.commuto.com. It's a great social bartering site which keeps bartering on a local, micro level. We are still around and growing but can always use all the help we can get. Thanks.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Jay Purcell — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:53:44 -0000

Hey Alan, the email I received was just basically a carbon copy of the statement they now have on their homepage... www.jumpcut.com - No reasons given other than the decision is part of 'Yahoo's!' ongoing prioritization of their efforts?!

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Will Mueller — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:10:36 -0000

Haha...If you go to http://www.noodly.com (ONE OF THE COMPANIES THAT DID NOT MAKE IT), you get redirected to Mashable! Haha

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Scott Barrington — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:36:47 -0000

i agree. Good on them! at least they had a go at chasing their dreams rather than just sitting around.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Dave — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:21:02 -0000

Failure is perfectly normal and, indeed, healthy. As long as it's the other guy...

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

John M — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:10:38 -0000

Hi guys, I check http://www.twibeo.com and this site is still live. I like it.

Thank you

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

morefromalan — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:28:59 -0000

Can you post/send me the mail? Been trying to figure out what happened to them.
Thanks

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

morefromalan — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:27:46 -0000

I find the exxes inspiring. I think it's liberating to stop worrying about "what if I fail" because you realize many if not most do.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Ben — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:06:15 -0000

I would like to see a version of this chart showing which of the "successful" companies have any kind of significant revenue.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

igor — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:17:05 -0000

I don't see how the majority of comapnies on that list failed? It looks like there are a lot less companies with an X than than there are without.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

JordanRinke — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:10:47 -0000

*clap* : Indeed.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

Ricky — Sun, 17 May 2009 09:07:43 -0000

That was unbelievable.didnt know this.

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

brijsingh — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:38:06 -0000

Well said Pete - 'And by being critical rather than trying something for yourself, you successfully avoided failure. Well done you!'

Re: Breaking: Most Web Companies FAIL

wecandobiz — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:05:06 -0000

It's no surprise as most Web 2.0 "ideas" don't solve a problem; they're just a "cooler way of doing stuff". Beyond the hype and after the novelty addicted early adopters have followed the next Mashable headline there's no reason to go back.

Web 2.0 isn't a failure -- far from it. It's just that funky websites are easy to do and you'll find plenty of fans in the press or behind blogs who'll give you your 15 minutes of fame, but it needs legs to make a lasting impact. I am afraid it actually IS like Dot Com Boom all over again. There were many victims there too, but e-commerce (the must have of the time) is still very much with us, as are the best of the ideas from the time. So the same will pan out with Web 2.0.

Ian Hendry
CEO, WeCanDo.BIZ
http://www.wecando.biz