Re:Calacanis: Collapsing Economy Will Kill 50%-80% Of Startups
by bayareaguy on Sunday September 28, 2008 @02:57AM
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If you're a pre-ipo startup selling pricy products to high end financial firms, then you're probably in deep doo doo now.
However this looks to me like a huge opportunity now for new startups to displace established firms, particularly for those offering essential features at lower prices. I'd be very worried if I were Microsoft.
Also I think startups offering online services and games could possibly see a huge boost in their subscriber base if the doom scenarios play out and we have large numbers of formerly employed people with a lot of time on their hands.
However this looks to me like a huge opportunity now for new startups to displace established firms, particularly for those offering essential features at lower prices. I'd be very worried if I were Microsoft.
Also I think startups offering online services and games could possibly see a huge boost in their subscriber base if the doom scenarios play out and we have large numbers of formerly employed people with a lot of time on their hands.