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Re:10 Most Successful Web 2.0 Startups To Date by fauigerzigerk on Saturday April 14, 2007 @03:41PM (#12939)
In a way that list is depressing, or maybe it's just boring to a degree that is indistinguishable from depression.
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Re:10 Most Successful Web 2.0 Startups To Date by danw on Saturday April 14, 2007 @12:27PM (#12902)
No skype on that list?
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Re:10 Most Successful Web 2.0 Startups To Date by timg on Saturday April 14, 2007 @12:52PM (#12907)
Yes, skype seemed very big when I was in europe. Not so much here in the US, but still huge. Then again, it's not quite web2.0
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Re:10 Most Successful Web 2.0 Startups To Date by danw on Saturday April 14, 2007 @01:07PM (#12912)
Not sure if they're strictly '2.0' but nobody can define that well anyway.

They did get aquired for $2.5 billion upfront + $1.4 billion performance based. If that doesnt count as being in the top 10 most successful then I dont know what is!

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Re:10 Most Successful Web 2.0 Startups To Date by sidyadav on Saturday April 14, 2007 @01:25PM (#12914)
Hi there, This is Sid Yadav, the guy who made the list. I did consider Skype but ruled it out since it's more of an desktop app than a web app unlike the rest (doesn't have much of a web-based side to it). If I were to put Skype in there, then I guess I'd have to consider every single desktop app created since 2003!

Thanks

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Re:10 Most Successful Web 2.0 Startups To Date by danw on Saturday April 14, 2007 @01:53PM (#12920)
Perfectly understandable reasoning, writing top n lists is always tricky thanks to borderline cases. No last.fm either? :p
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