Comments on: Craigslist For The Military http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/ Startup and Technology News Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:28:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: yo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1257064 yo Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:12:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1257064 i cant believe this got mentioned, and my yard sale database doesn't...at least i coded the thing from scratch, and its not a clone of someone else, (altho some ppl have made similar pages, but are all unsuccessful like me) i cant believe this got mentioned, and my yard sale database doesn’t…at least i coded the thing from scratch, and its not a clone of someone else, (altho some ppl have made similar pages, but are all unsuccessful like me)

]]> By: J http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1249152 J Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:58:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1249152 You want to see interesting Craiglist clones, check out www.Adoos.com, www.Kijiji.com or www.Vivastreet.com All these startups have grown dramatically outside the US in 2006 and are making revenues in the $$ millions! You want to see interesting Craiglist clones, check out http://www.Adoos.com, http://www.Kijiji.com or http://www.Vivastreet.com

All these startups have grown dramatically outside the US in 2006 and are making revenues in the $$ millions!

]]> By: TJ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246175 TJ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:49:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246175 Military.com DOES have a very popular and robust classifieds product http://classifieds.military.com/ Military.com DOES have a very popular and robust classifieds product

http://classifieds.military.com/

]]> By: visible.mobi http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246109 visible.mobi Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:29:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246109 Great idea. Lets hope it clicks Great idea. Lets hope it clicks

]]> By: ManagerAsst http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246099 ManagerAsst Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:27:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246099 Its interesting that this may just be a script and a very lame domain name. Now if I could just get exposure on TC that easily... I would suspect that this is a much needed service and one that could take off with some publicity. Good luck to them and hopefully they can find a better name with one of those new name services or my own suggestion 'milifieds'. Its interesting that this may just be a script and a very lame domain name. Now if I could just get exposure on TC that easily…

I would suspect that this is a much needed service and one that could take off with some publicity. Good luck to them and hopefully they can find a better name with one of those new name services or my own suggestion ‘milifieds’.

]]> By: Kyle Korleski http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246003 Kyle Korleski Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:04:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1246003 And some people said that there are no more good ideas in this world. Pfft, those people are obviously not looking hard enough. And some people said that there are no more good ideas in this world. Pfft, those people are obviously not looking hard enough.

]]> By: Christine http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245865 Christine Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:11:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245865 An active duty Marine is not going to be allowed to leave the service any time soon in order to run a startup. Unless we're pulling out of Iraq soon, that is. I suspect that he's actually (gasp) doing it to provide a needed resource and to have an interesting side activity to the extent his down time allows. He's even included all of the service branches. Good for him, if he get enough grassroots adoption during the war to make the effort successful. (Unfortunately, TechCrunch won't provide a pushoff within this niche.) There's very little online that's targeted at service members, which is strange given that it's a well-articulated demographic. An active duty Marine is not going to be allowed to leave the service any time soon in order to run a startup. Unless we’re pulling out of Iraq soon, that is. I suspect that he’s actually (gasp) doing it to provide a needed resource and to have an interesting side activity to the extent his down time allows. He’s even included all of the service branches.

Good for him, if he get enough grassroots adoption during the war to make the effort successful. (Unfortunately, TechCrunch won’t provide a pushoff within this niche.) There’s very little online that’s targeted at service members, which is strange given that it’s a well-articulated demographic.

]]> By: www.directhealthseach.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245475 www.directhealthseach.com Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:27:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245475 Yeah, the 99$ script thing is not going to make or break this thing. In fact, one of the biggests "moanings" I here from alot of software people is "I could create that web 2.0 thing in 3 weeks, what do they need $5M for ?". But! The thing that will make or break this is the user base and community, and a mention on TechCrunch is about as big a pushoff as this guy could have hoped for. Yeah, the 99$ script thing is not going to make or break this thing. In fact, one of the biggests “moanings” I here from alot of software people is “I could create that web 2.0 thing in 3 weeks, what do they need $5M for ?”.

But! The thing that will make or break this is the user base and community, and a mention on TechCrunch is about as big a pushoff as this guy could have hoped for.

]]> By: Drama 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245435 Drama 2.0 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:00:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245435 mike: maybe he thought he hired a programmer and the person he hired simply set up XZero. If that's the case, hopefully he didn't get ripped off. I suppose there are a lot of "obvious", good ideas that haven't really been implemented, and you can literally take any popular service, like Craigslist, niche, however the biggest question for anybody launching one is how they're going to execute on a marketing/growth strategy. If you can't attract a critical mass of users, it does you no good if you have a valid concept. In this case, since Sammy Villarreal is in the military and has been for a while, if he can successfully get a bunch of friends and colleagues to start using the service and spread the word effectively, the use of a functional $99 script won't look like such a bad idea. mike: maybe he thought he hired a programmer and the person he hired simply set up XZero. If that’s the case, hopefully he didn’t get ripped off.

I suppose there are a lot of “obvious”, good ideas that haven’t really been implemented, and you can literally take any popular service, like Craigslist, niche, however the biggest question for anybody launching one is how they’re going to execute on a marketing/growth strategy. If you can’t attract a critical mass of users, it does you no good if you have a valid concept.

In this case, since Sammy Villarreal is in the military and has been for a while, if he can successfully get a bunch of friends and colleagues to start using the service and spread the word effectively, the use of a functional $99 script won’t look like such a bad idea.

]]> By: pureweb20.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245418 pureweb20.com Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:53:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245418 <strong>Craigslist For The Military...</strong> Launch information on a new classified ads site for the Military. Also discusses the obvious opportunity in the space.... Craigslist For The Military…

Launch information on a new classified ads site for the Military. Also discusses the obvious opportunity in the space….

]]> By: umarkt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245195 umarkt Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:13:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245195 For a Craigslist with a college flair, check out www.umarkt.com For a Craigslist with a college flair, check out http://www.umarkt.com

]]> By: Runa http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245097 Runa Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:36:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245097 Anyway militaryclassifieds . com was already existing. But it doesn't seem to be popular. Anyway militaryclassifieds . com was already existing. But it doesn’t seem to be popular.

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245055 mike Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:24:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1245055 He did not hire a programmer. It's a $99 script from XZero. In fact, he did not even modify the design. He did not hire a programmer.

It’s a $99 script from XZero. In fact, he did not even modify the design.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244916 Ryan Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:33:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244916 I had assumed something like this had already existed, I guess not. I'm surprised the founder started out with so many categories and locations. It seems that the typical (and most successful) route is to start out with a few locations, market heavily, and then slowly offer new locations. I had assumed something like this had already existed, I guess not.

I’m surprised the founder started out with so many categories and locations. It seems that the typical (and most successful) route is to start out with a few locations, market heavily, and then slowly offer new locations.

]]> By: --usa-- http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244580 --usa-- Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:51:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244580 this is nearly, dare i say, an exact, spinoff of Craigslist. CL can do everything this site does. all this site did was change the domain name...to make it sound military-specific, which it is - i guess good luck to the founder though. this is nearly, dare i say, an exact, spinoff of Craigslist.
CL can do everything this site does.

all this site did was change the domain name…to make it sound military-specific, which it is - i guess

good luck to the founder though.

]]> By: Duncan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244480 Duncan Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:22:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244480 No base listed for Diego Garcia? insert mysterious cover up music :-) No base listed for Diego Garcia? insert mysterious cover up music :-)

]]> By: Morgan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244388 Morgan Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:54:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/03/18/craigslist-for-the-military/#comment-1244388 It's always somehow surprising how many good ideas are still left undone. best of luck to them, but holy moly that's a domain name, seems like there's got to be some pseudo-military slang words they could use. It’s always somehow surprising how many good ideas are still left undone. best of luck to them, but holy moly that’s a domain name, seems like there’s got to be some pseudo-military slang words they could use.

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