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20 Aug 08
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Some of these startups will succeed but the odds are one in a thousand -- you need just the right idea, at the right time, with the right push or set of potential customers, and you need to take off with such velocity that you leave the competition in the dust.
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Once a startup like this does take off, there's that other pesky little problem -- monetizing the success.
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Facebook hasn't yet unlocked that advertising gold mine, and flubbed up its most prominent try with Beacon. Twitter has no business model yet. Ning has hundreds of thousands of visitors, but still runs Google AdSense ads. And these are the successes. No wonder people are skeptical.
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The amazing thing is that there are a class of startup companies making good money right now from Web 2.0.
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I am talking about companies that serve corporate social application needs.
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the startups grow because they deliver value for which they can charge a premium and get customer loyalty.
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03 Aug 08
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15 Jul 08
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17 Jun 08
Takuya Hommamonetizing is one of the most controversial problems of web2.0 but some surely overcame it and are profitable now. there are lot of examples listed and it's important to study how they can be profitable.
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The fact is, it's incredibly hard to make money as a Web 2.0 startup aimed at consumers.
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But the startups grow because they deliver value for which they can charge a premium and get customer loyalty.
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It succeeds because it's unlocked the key to running and moderating these communities effectively, and grows despite charging $150K or more per year per community.
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Bazaarvoice's clients have generated over 10 billion customer reviews. PowerReviews works with over 200 retailers. And ExpoTV has built a business around consumers creating reviews on video.
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This is no bubble, because companies that deliver business value to clients have durable growth potential. Could this be the Web 2.0 business model everyone is looking for?
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15 Jun 08
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12 Jun 08
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Google transformed the online world by first generating huge traffic, then finding a business model. But Google's success was based on a fantastically clever advertising mechanism that was automated, attracted new advertisers, and served searchers nearly as well as it served advertisers. Facebook hasn't yet unlocked that advertising gold mine, and flubbed up its most prominent try with Beacon. Twitter has no business model yet. Ning has hundreds of thousands of visitors, but still runs Google AdSense ads. And these are the successes. No wonder people are skeptical.
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The amazing thing is that there are a class of startup companies making good money right now from Web 2.0. They're not flashy and they don't grow like mushrooms. But they've got all the business they can handle and they are growing. I am talking about companies that serve corporate social application needs. This isn't the typical Web 2.0 business paradigm, since serving corporate customers means lots of client service, which is people-intensive -- it doesn't lift off miraculously like a pure technology startup. In fact, in many of these companies, the technology itself is positively mundane. But the startups grow because they deliver value for which they can charge a premium and get customer loyalty. The customers of these companies don't defect when something shiny and new comes along, because they like the service they're getting.
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Support forums work -- they please customers and they reduce costs. Lithium has an impressive client list including Dell, AT&T, Comcast, and Sprint.
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