Re:Seesmic: Why it's so important to just frackin' start
by wumi on Monday May 26, 2008 @12:51PM
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what's your definition of mainstream and how is that a benchmark of success?
Not many web apps beyond Google, Yahoo, MSFT, Facebook, MySpace have much of a shot going "mainstream."
Most YC companies (in fact, none at this moment) will not go mainstream, yet several have been successful. Even a startup with a lot of traffic, like Scribd, is not mainstream, but it doesn't seem to have negatively affected them.
Not many web apps beyond Google, Yahoo, MSFT, Facebook, MySpace have much of a shot going "mainstream."
Most YC companies (in fact, none at this moment) will not go mainstream, yet several have been successful. Even a startup with a lot of traffic, like Scribd, is not mainstream, but it doesn't seem to have negatively affected them.