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69) Zynga – is its Facebook dependency good or bad?
危 wēi danger More and more often startups are built with a total dependency on a third party, for example on external platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Apps or iTunes. The allure of access...
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71) Google Wave
危 wēi danger A couple of weeks ago an entrepreneur I respect told me that Google had “lost it”. He pointed to the high profile failure of Wave, which was released to the general public in May last...
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4) Y Combinator
危 wēi danger Investor psychology swings from euphoria to depression and we’re in the middle of a pretty dark depression. Private equity firms and hedge funds are closing their doors for good and the...
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17) iPotential
危 wēi danger In tough economic times many businesses ‘refocus’ on their core. This frequently includes ceasing to develop new offers or entering new markets, halting R&D initiatives and selling...
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18) Better Place
危 wēi danger The uptake of electric vehicles has been slower than most predicted, even though many governments have offered tax incentives to purchasers and fuel prices remain high. The battery...
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53) eBay
危 wēi danger In September 2005 online auction house eBay paid over $3bn for Skype, which had been founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis. In stark contrast to when it had bought PayPal...
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62) diaspora* and Kickstarter
危 wēi danger Four students at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences listened to a lecture on cloud computing and privacy and began to worry about relinquishing ownership of...
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66) SV Angel & Y-Combinator
危 wēi danger Y-Combinator, a startup bootcamp of sorts, provides seed money (generally less than $20k), advice, and connections to startups. It has grown rapidly since its launch in 2005 and has had...
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