Re:What You Really Need Is A Market, Not An Idea
by codewright on Sunday December 16, 2012 @06:29PM
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Facebook hasn't really gotten its (profit) legs yet, and Kevin Rose (Digg for that matter) is about the worst possible example you could've chosen.
Kevin Rose is the horse of choice for the Riders of the Startupocalypse proclaiming the end is near.
I'd say there is an argument to be made in both directions. Clearly there are a lot of startups that didn't arise from market analysis, but there's also a lot to be said for not panhandling for VC money without understanding your addressable market.
I'd rather not see those arguments unintentionally strawmanned by somebody who is apparently unaware of the current state of Facebook's stock or what exactly became of Digg and why. Or how Rose is widely reviled for throwing his engineers under the bus for what were ultimately product decisions made high up.
Kevin Rose is the horse of choice for the Riders of the Startupocalypse proclaiming the end is near.
I'd say there is an argument to be made in both directions. Clearly there are a lot of startups that didn't arise from market analysis, but there's also a lot to be said for not panhandling for VC money without understanding your addressable market.
I'd rather not see those arguments unintentionally strawmanned by somebody who is apparently unaware of the current state of Facebook's stock or what exactly became of Digg and why. Or how Rose is widely reviled for throwing his engineers under the bus for what were ultimately product decisions made high up.