Comments on: VCs Speak On The Economic Downturn: Batten Down the Hatches

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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:10:21 +0000

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Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:48:21 +0000

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John Doerr: 11 Ways to Beat the Downturn — kushal chakrabarti | blog — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:38:59 +0000

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By: Raza

Raza — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:55:38 +0000

is offshoring a viable option to conserve cash ?

http://www.confiz.com

By: In bad times, lower the risk for your customers « a la 360 by Gadi Shamia

In bad times, lower the risk for your customers « a la 360 by Gadi Shamia — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:20:32 +0000

[...] is a lot of advice for entrepreneurs and much talk in the VC community but the talk is all focused on lowering costs and not on ways to impact the revenue side, which is [...]

By: Workpost

Workpost — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:45:14 +0000

Some good points but what else do they have to say about this job-shedding economy? Sounds like they are doing what they always do — look for companies that are already successful and make them more successful.

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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:22:32 +0000

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By: Advertising Guy

Advertising Guy — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:58:53 +0000

Wow, these guys are hardly behaving as the brain trust that they should be… I’m just a WordPress Consultant but they seem to be staying together as a fearful herd. It’s actually a good time to be buying advertising and they don’t mention promoting your business at all!

By: On scalpels and axes.

On scalpels and axes. — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:16:19 +0000

[...] banks, much of the discussion centered on how to get the startups they’ve invested in to reduce the rate they burn through [...]

By: David Dalka

David Dalka — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:44:32 +0000

Imagine if you had some people with actual success in scalable startups OUTSIDE SILICON VALLEY – giving some advice. Now that would be amazing.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:37:06 +0000

I couldn’t agree more.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:10:35 +0000

Dude, if it wasn’t for Calacanis flying around from one useless conference to the next, (a) I wouldn’t know who the hell he is, and (b) I wouldn’t know what Aloha or Maloba or whatever the f**k it’s called is, either.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:42:43 +0000

Most of the items on the list make sense to me, but will someone explain what this one means?

“9. Make sure that for the revenues you plan, you have leading indicators that tell you 90 days in advance whether you’ll be getting revenues or not.”

What’s an example of a leading indicator and why is this important?

By: VentureBeat's Downturn RoundTable

VentureBeat's Downturn RoundTable — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:13:57 +0000

VentureBeat’s Downturn RoundTable…

VentureBeat hosted a Downturn RoundTable this evening. Some good insights and information for you entrepreneurs out there….

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:38:02 +0000

Interesting article, VC’s are seeking companies that are already profitable and overlooking some that have yet to prove they can turn a profit.

By: surelooksgood

surelooksgood — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:35:47 +0000

yes, georges clooney to get a feminine audience !

By: Emporers Have No Clothes or Money or Good Advice

Emporers Have No Clothes or Money or Good Advice — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:08:08 +0000

This is an industry filled with idiots. Idiots with several things in common.

1. They are young and inexperienced.

2. They are not people persons.

3. They have bad posture.

4. They command an audience of fools, otherwise known as Techcrunch readers.

By: Nirav

Nirav — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:53:48 +0000

Plusmessiah:

My bad. Replace the term “tech” with “Web 2.0.” The point remains the same.

By: buzzup.com

buzzup.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:52:20 +0000

VCs Speak On The Economic Downturn: Batten Down the Hatches…

Today at VentureBeat’s Downturn RoundTable, two panels of Silicon Valley’s elite – one made up of Venture Capitalists, the other of experienced entrepreneurs – offered a roomful of startup CEOs their advice for weathering the economic crisis. And w…

By: Nirav

Nirav — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:52:04 +0000

Actually, I think you misunderstood my point. What I’m saying is that all this talk about cutting expenses is incredibly laughable. The first thing a business savvy person has in mind is to reduce spending while increasing revenue. To reduce spending only during economic downturns is woefully bad management practice and it would even make a 1st year business student cringe.

I’ve been on the business end of the IT business for 10 years, so yes, I do understand it. Market needs, innovative ideas, and proper execution are all part of the equation, but survival is also contingent on a proper business plan. A proper business plan must extend beyond putting Google Adsense on your site.

By: PlushMessiah

PlushMessiah — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:51:29 +0000

Web 2.0 startups is not tech. The technology is trivial. It’s a media business. Intel is tech.