Ask HN: If I believe there's a tech bubble, how should I proceed?

Re:Ask HN: If I believe there's a tech bubble, how should I ... by jmathai on Monday March 28, 2011 @08:16PM (#2380744)

Well, I'd disagree that Color's valuation doesn't affect their business model. When you take $40M then you're saying a few things including: we're going to build a great (ala expensive) team, we're going to build it fast, and we're going to get users right away. That impacts one's business model greatly.

Also, I don't want to build products to appease investors. Cashflow is the goal, investors are a less important detail if you want to go that route.

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Re:Ask HN: If I believe there's a tech bubble, how should I ... by baberuth on Monday March 28, 2011 @08:29PM (#2380783)

That was unclear on my part. What I meant is that Color's valuation doesn't affect Amazon's business (obviously a simplification and subject to some overlapping macroeconomic factors).

i.e. Who cares if some investments are bubbly, so long as you're building businesses that are less susceptible to bubble dynamics.

Editing previous comment to reflect the original intent.

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Re:Ask HN: If I believe there's a tech bubble, how should I ... by jmathai on Monday March 28, 2011 @08:53PM (#2380855)

Gotcha. I agree with that. So I was curious if taking funding now has any implications that are not present if there wasn't bubbly activity.

Your point about building a business regardless is the key though.

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