Comments on: Browser Inventor Puts Up $300M Startup Fund http://www.901am.com/2009/browser-inventor-puts-up-300m-startup-fund.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=browser-inventor-puts-up-300m-startup-fund New Media News Every Morning Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Browser Inventor Invests in Another Blog | 901am http://www.901am.com/2009/browser-inventor-puts-up-300m-startup-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-25942 Browser Inventor Invests in Another Blog | 901am Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:02:06 +0000 http://www.901am.com/?p=10903#comment-25942 [...] are hot again, baby. Right after Web browser inventor Marc Andreessen announces a $300 million venture capital fund for tech startups, he personally raises a $500,000 to $1,000,000 round for the profitable political [...] [...] are hot again, baby. Right after Web browser inventor Marc Andreessen announces a $300 million venture capital fund for tech startups, he personally raises a $500,000 to $1,000,000 round for the profitable political [...]

]]> By: Aaron Baer http://www.901am.com/2009/browser-inventor-puts-up-300m-startup-fund.html/comment-page-1#comment-25506 Aaron Baer Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:05:52 +0000 http://www.901am.com/?p=10903#comment-25506 This is a really interesting idea, but I am becoming increasingly weary of these start-up tech companies that get a lot of upfront private capital for an idea that can pull together a userbase, but doesn't have a revenue model. Like many industries in the past and present, it seems like there's a growing bubble in social networks - every day there's another great site to connect with people and enhance your Internet experience. However, you can count on two hands (if you even need that many) how many of these companies actually have a sustainable way to earn money. I'm not saying there's going to be as much gloom and doom as there was with the dot-com bust in early 2000, but I wouldn't be surprised if soon, very soon, we start seeing some of these networking sites fold and we're left with 3 or 4 major social institutions. This is a really interesting idea, but I am becoming increasingly weary of these start-up tech companies that get a lot of upfront private capital for an idea that can pull together a userbase, but doesn’t have a revenue model.

Like many industries in the past and present, it seems like there’s a growing bubble in social networks – every day there’s another great site to connect with people and enhance your Internet experience. However, you can count on two hands (if you even need that many) how many of these companies actually have a sustainable way to earn money. I’m not saying there’s going to be as much gloom and doom as there was with the dot-com bust in early 2000, but I wouldn’t be surprised if soon, very soon, we start seeing some of these networking sites fold and we’re left with 3 or 4 major social institutions.

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