Comments on: European Startup Plazes Raises €2.7 million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Buzzspotr’s location-based social networking http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-2002715 TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Buzzspotr’s location-based social networking Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-2002715 [...] to your laptop so that it can tell your friends where you - or at least your IP address - are, raised €2.7m last year from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. TCUK digg_url = [...] [...] to your laptop so that it can tell your friends where you - or at least your IP address - are, raised €2.7m last year from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. TCUK digg_url = [...]

]]> By: Plazes — Places for your Life http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-1643004 Plazes — Places for your Life Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:03:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-1643004 [...] in February, Plazes received a € 2.7 million injection from a venture capital firm.Currently, Plazes claims to have around 50.000 users with a focus on [...] [...] in February, Plazes received a € 2.7 million injection from a venture capital firm.Currently, Plazes claims to have around 50.000 users with a focus on [...]

]]> By: spumoni http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-887376 spumoni Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:38:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-887376 Never understood this type of investment. Why would a site like that need $3.5 million to develop? And if bought for that, how could it ever make back $3.5 million in profit for investors? Never understood this type of investment. Why would a site like that need $3.5 million to develop? And if bought for that, how could it ever make back $3.5 million in profit for investors?

]]> By: Miky http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-885895 Miky Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:08:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-885895 hmmm, kind of like couchsurfing withouth the couch. not impressed. hmmm, kind of like couchsurfing withouth the couch. not impressed.

]]> By: One Powerful word http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-882830 One Powerful word Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:29:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-882830 <strong>History of Web,Plazes, NewsMarket.com, Panama, Lin...</strong> Today's A-Lister Buzz Words:History of Web Video,Plazes, NewsMarket.com, Panama. LinkedIn CEO...... The history of the Web 2.0 video made .... could not believe it was 3 minutes long felt like 20 seconds.... History of Web,Plazes, NewsMarket.com, Panama, Lin…

Today’s A-Lister Buzz Words:History of Web Video,Plazes, NewsMarket.com, Panama. LinkedIn CEO…… The history of the Web 2.0 video made …. could not believe it was 3 minutes long felt like 20 seconds….

]]> By: startupman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-881315 startupman Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:03:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-881315 How a Google mashup can ever receive 2.7 million is beyond my comprehension... I want to see how they will manage to survive once they start to make money and Google will come collect some mapping license fees. Excuse me please? What is their revenue model? Or you think 40k users will grow into millions in one year? This site is for geeks, why do normal people need it? Am surprised the VC didn't have any better deals to invest in at the time. If I were an LP, I'd be worried about my money right now. How a Google mashup can ever receive 2.7 million is beyond my comprehension… I want to see how they will manage to survive once they start to make money and Google will come collect some mapping license fees.

Excuse me please? What is their revenue model? Or you think 40k users will grow into millions in one year? This site is for geeks, why do normal people need it?

Am surprised the VC didn’t have any better deals to invest in at the time. If I were an LP, I’d be worried about my money right now.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-880010 Nicole Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:25:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-880010 Well, my most liked feature is exploring new places (and beating other users in it) and of course monitoring my travel speed on my profile page! Which especially wenn I plaze myself at the airport in Europe and then quickly in west coast is at least a wopping 880 km/h per day. ;)) SMS trailing works well enough for me, but as usual, there needs to be more data. I am probably more of not so intensiv user, but my next phone shall have an operating system the plazer can understand. :) Well, my most liked feature is exploring new places (and beating other users in it) and of course monitoring my travel speed on my profile page! Which especially wenn I plaze myself at the airport in Europe and then quickly in west coast is at least a wopping 880 km/h per day. ;))

SMS trailing works well enough for me, but as usual, there needs to be more data. I am probably more of not so intensiv user, but my next phone shall have an operating system the plazer can understand. :)

]]> By: heisenberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-879518 heisenberg Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:39:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-879518 what is the sensitivity of this, or any mobile phone-based GPS? can it tell you what building you are near, what block you are in, what city you are in? how much can this actually pinpoint your location? what is the sensitivity of this, or any mobile phone-based GPS? can it tell you what building you are near, what block you are in, what city you are in? how much can this actually pinpoint your location?

]]> By: foo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-879235 foo Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:50:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-879235 It probably has giant potential. I've tried it a bit and the localization with the mobile is just awesome. Especially if you have a couple friends near by, or if you are looking for wifi or just any other thing since the search they got now is tag based which opens up the possibilities to a lot more... It probably has giant potential. I’ve tried it a bit and the localization with the mobile is just awesome. Especially if you have a couple friends near by, or if you are looking for wifi or just any other thing since the search they got now is tag based which opens up the possibilities to a lot more…

]]> By: Shambhu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-879148 Shambhu Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:35:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-879148 Isn't this what Dodgeball does/did? Isn’t this what Dodgeball does/did?

]]> By: tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878575 tom Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:58:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878575 well, by searching for ALL People (WHERE: united states) - it brings up 74 user... so i'm wondering where this 16'000 are. anyway - good luck to them - they'll need it :) well, by searching for ALL People (WHERE: united states) - it brings up 74 user… so i’m wondering where this 16′000 are.

anyway - good luck to them - they’ll need it :)

]]> By: Anne http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878188 Anne Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:44:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878188 Great, that's like loopt, that Sequoia capital has been financing. However loopt only works with Boost mobile, whereas plazes works with all the mobile network operators. @dogStar Sorry, but you might habe problems with your internet connection, plazes is much more than a blank page... Try it harder: www.plazes.com ;-) Great, that’s like loopt, that Sequoia capital has been financing. However loopt only works with Boost mobile, whereas plazes works with all the mobile network operators.

@dogStar
Sorry, but you might habe problems with your internet connection, plazes is much more than a blank page…
Try it harder: http://www.plazes.com ;-)

]]> By: Steff http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878132 Steff Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:34:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878132 The site is back online now. The site is back online now.

]]> By: dogStar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878091 dogStar Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:23:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-878091 "Venture funding worthy" does not make it a good idea. I know of several VC-funded start-ups that have been better funded than Plazes but have gone tits-up after a couple of years. It's all about confidence. As soon as the VC senses a loss of confidence from *any* quarter they pull their investment. Given that my efforts to view plazes.com have just been met with a blank screen suggests they already have some serious scalability issues. “Venture funding worthy” does not make it a good idea. I know of several VC-funded start-ups that have been better funded than Plazes but have gone tits-up after a couple of years.

It’s all about confidence. As soon as the VC senses a loss of confidence from *any* quarter they pull their investment.

Given that my efforts to view plazes.com have just been met with a blank screen suggests they already have some serious scalability issues.

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877966 Chris Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:55:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877966 Well, it seems that the site is down... Error 500, Internal Server Error. Maybe the Techcrunch effect. Well, it seems that the site is down… Error 500, Internal Server Error.

Maybe the Techcrunch effect.

]]> By: Mr 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877900 Mr 2.0 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:44:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877900 Well done, Plazes! Well done, Plazes!

]]> By: eoecho | Greg Magnus http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877738 eoecho | Greg Magnus Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:16:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877738 Agree - don't see this standing alone, needs another hook. Agree - don’t see this standing alone, needs another hook.

]]> By: chrisco http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877674 chrisco Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:02:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877674 RE Klaas Brumann's comment: It will be integrated... same/similar functionality will be on a lot of other websites by the end of the year. -Chris Comella, Founder BuzzPal - The World Is Your Party www.buzzpal.com RE Klaas Brumann’s comment: It will be integrated… same/similar functionality will be on a lot of other websites by the end of the year.

-Chris Comella, Founder
BuzzPal - The World Is Your Party
http://www.buzzpal.com

]]> By: Klaas Brumann http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877507 Klaas Brumann Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:27:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877507 Can't see how this technology would work on its own. It needs to be integrated with the likes of Xing, LinkedIn, http://www.acadenici.net or even better Bebo, Friendster, Miaplaza... Then the feature would expand to a relevant number of users. Can’t see how this technology would work on its own. It needs to be integrated with the likes of Xing, LinkedIn, http://www.acadenici.net or even better Bebo, Friendster, Miaplaza… Then the feature would expand to a relevant number of users.

]]> By: Pranav http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877361 Pranav Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:01:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877361 “Several ten thousand active users” doesn’t sound like an awful lot of users to be making a decent turnover - That's I think because they're new? give them time! it seems to be a strong concept that has proved itself to be venture funding worthy. “Several ten thousand active users” doesn’t sound like an awful lot of users to be making a decent turnover - That’s I think because they’re new? give them time! it seems to be a strong concept that has proved itself to be venture funding worthy.

]]> By: Oobie Doobie Kanoobie http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877164 Oobie Doobie Kanoobie Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:15:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/05/european-startup-plazes-raises-e27-million/#comment-877164 2.7M Euro. wow well done! "Several ten thousand active users" doesn't sound like an awful lot of users to be making a decent turnover 2.7M Euro. wow well done!

“Several ten thousand active users” doesn’t sound like an awful lot of users to be making a decent turnover

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