Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Big On International

Re:Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Bi... by GFischer on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @01:51PM (#4724156)

Actually, tea can be a profitable business with the right niche.

I know several people that spend serious money on that (over here, Argentinean Ines Berton blends are the most sought after - http://www.tealosophy.com/eng/eng.html ).

Edit: It won't be Facebook-sized, but if the customer validation works (and they really know their stuff - much like with wine, premium tea drinkers can be picky), they might be on to something.

Personally, I worry about them losing the "experience" factor that one gets from going tea shopping.

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Re:Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Bi... by knes on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @02:19PM (#4724316)

I'm not saying it is a bad business. Actually I just launched a subscription based business on my own around fine food for the Belgium market ( http://foodsterbox.com ).

It is just that I though 500 Startups were looking for more innovative startups.

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Re:Dave McClure’s 500 Startups Chooses 33 Companies; Bets Bi... by bitsweet on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @03:30PM (#4724604)

It won't be Facebook-sized - if I recall correctly, thefacebook page with my profile and relationship status didn't look "Facebook-sized" when they first released either.

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