Comments on: The economic downturn and your startup http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/the-economic-downturn-and-your-startup.html Jeff Haynie on business and technology in Silicon Valley Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:30:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Indian Smartphones Blog http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/the-economic-downturn-and-your-startup.html/comment-page-1#comment-2208 Indian Smartphones Blog Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:40:13 +0000 http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/?p=232#comment-2208 That was an excellent tip..As usual you did a great job jeff..Your posts inspire me a lot..I read it regularly..<br><a href="http://www.reversemortgagepage.com/" rel="follow" rel="nofollow">reverse mortgage</a> That was an excellent tip..As usual you did a great job jeff..Your posts inspire me a lot..I read it regularly..
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]]> By: Urvaksh http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/the-economic-downturn-and-your-startup.html/comment-page-1#comment-1968 Urvaksh Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:25:43 +0000 http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/?p=232#comment-1968 Brutal assessment — but on the money. Brutal assessment — but on the money.

]]> By: Sam Taha http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/the-economic-downturn-and-your-startup.html/comment-page-1#comment-1957 Sam Taha Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:23:01 +0000 http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/?p=232#comment-1957 The dotcom correction was a necessary cleansing. Too much money in the hands of people that did not deserve the VC. My company survived it and we eventually became profitable while 95% of our competition vanished. I agree, this time it is much worse and will likely more lasting to the psychy of both business and the consumer. Getting vc, credit and mortgage will never be the same again. But as others have said, the good companies will make it and come out the other end stronger. The dotcom correction was a necessary cleansing. Too much money in the hands of people that did not deserve the VC. My company survived it and we eventually became profitable while 95% of our competition vanished.

I agree, this time it is much worse and will likely more lasting to the psychy of both business and the consumer. Getting vc, credit and mortgage will never be the same again. But as others have said, the good companies will make it and come out the other end stronger.

]]> By: Ivo Beckers http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/the-economic-downturn-and-your-startup.html/comment-page-1#comment-1951 Ivo Beckers Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:31:35 +0000 http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/?p=232#comment-1951 Being in "survival mode" is a good time to put the horizon a bit further to get some air, become creative again and built things that last. Great post and now we can move on! -I Being in “survival mode” is a good time to put the horizon a bit further to get some air, become creative again and built things that last.

Great post and now we can move on!

-I

]]> By: Katie Poplin http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/the-economic-downturn-and-your-startup.html/comment-page-1#comment-1947 Katie Poplin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:46:56 +0000 http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/?p=232#comment-1947 Jeff- thanks for sharing this. Benchmark is one of the best for a reason right? Now if only I could get the courage to forward to my CEO :) I think there's an important difference between pessimism and actual honesty. It's not negative to be prepared and try to deal with the situation (the parallel I think about: it's not "unpatriotic" to question the President, the war, etc). Great post. KT Jeff- thanks for sharing this. Benchmark is one of the best for a reason right? Now if only I could get the courage to forward to my CEO :)

I think there’s an important difference between pessimism and actual honesty. It’s not negative to be prepared and try to deal with the situation (the parallel I think about: it’s not “unpatriotic” to question the President, the war, etc).

Great post.

KT

]]> By: Mike Schinkel http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/the-economic-downturn-and-your-startup.html/comment-page-1#comment-1946 Mike Schinkel Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:43:03 +0000 http://blog.jeffhaynie.us/?p=232#comment-1946 Jeff: Great post, as usual. And though I hate to admit it I've been predicting this in private conversations with my father since 2001. But, I'm tired of negativity. What your post tells me is that many if not all of the "irrationally exuberant" competition (i.e. those that hindsight shows to have been over funded and/or that can't run their business for squat) are going to get kicked to the curb and only those that really run their businesses well will succeed. And that tells me Appcelerator will do very well. Actually, like buying when the market has bottomed out, now seems like a great time to start a startup to me. FWIW. Jeff:

Great post, as usual.

And though I hate to admit it I’ve been predicting this in private conversations with my father since 2001.

But, I’m tired of negativity. What your post tells me is that many if not all of the “irrationally exuberant” competition (i.e. those that hindsight shows to have been over funded and/or that can’t run their business for squat) are going to get kicked to the curb and only those that really run their businesses well will succeed. And that tells me Appcelerator will do very well.

Actually, like buying when the market has bottomed out, now seems like a great time to start a startup to me. FWIW.

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