--- title: Advice and Insights for Entrepreneurs | OnStartups | Dharmesh Shah (35) description: Insights and ideas for software startups (35) --- # Posts by Dharmesh Shah Tags: - [All](https://www.onstartups.com?recent=true) - [#HappyInvestor](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/happyinvestor) - [#MostPopular](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/mostpopular) - [#StartupAdvice](https://www.onstartups.com/topic/startupadvice) [Another Startup on eBay: Is This The Best We Can Do? startup September 16, 2006 Seems the trend to auction startups up on eBay is increasing. The latest is the GoldenFeed listing on eBay. This is a “Web 2.0” startup that does some type of bidding based RSS feed.… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/98/Another-Startup-on-eBay-Is-This-The-Best-We-Can-Do.aspx) [Web 2.0 Crashes: Another Startup Being Sold On eBay startup September 7, 2006 First, there was Kiko (which was widely covered all over the blogosphere, including here at OnStartups.com). Now, we have HuckABuck being offered on eBay:… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/103/Web-2-0-Crashes-Another-Startup-Being-Sold-On-eBay.aspx) [Why Web 2.0 Is Like Pornography startups September 6, 2006 Recently, I had the opportunity to present to CommonAngels on the topic of Web 2.0. CommonAngels is a prominent Boston-based angel investor group of which I am a member. As part of… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/104/Why-Web-2-0-Is-Like-Pornography.aspx) Subscribe ### Get OnStartup News and Updates in your Inbox. [Web 2.0 Revenues: Charge Early, Charge Often startups September 4, 2006 I came across this article on Dead 2.0 this morning: YCombinator Says YProfit? Besides the clever title, and I’m a fan of clever titles, I think some of the points were dead-on. This… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/105/Web-2-0-Revenues-Charge-Early-Charge-Often.aspx) [Startup Founders: Are You Experiencing Enough Pain? strategy September 1, 2006 Auhtor's Note: The original title for this post was "Startup Pain: If It Doesn't Kill You, It Just Hurts A Lot". I changed it because I thought the original was trying to be overly… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/106/Startup-Founders-Are-You-Experiencing-Enough-Pain.aspx) [Google: Apps On A Domain strategy August 28, 2006 The blogosphere is buzzing today with Google’s announcement of their new “Google Apps For Your Domain”. I can’t help but wonder if whoever was responsible for this name (or lack… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/107/Google-Apps-On-A-Domain.aspx) [Web 2.0 Startup Kiko Sells On eBay: $258,100 startups August 26, 2006 For those of you that have been watching the auctioning process, the results are in. Kiko sold its assets on eBay for what seems to be $258,100. Original article I wrote on the topic:… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/108/Web-2-0-Startup-Kiko-Sells-On-eBay-258-100.aspx) [Notes from Startup Success 2006 with Guy Kawasaki startups August 26, 2006 I listened to a video segment for the Churchill Club’s “Startup 2006” event moderated by Guy Kawasaki and featuring a panel of entrepreneurs including Reid Hoffman, the CEO of… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/109/Notes-from-Startup-Success-2006-with-Guy-Kawasaki.aspx) [Why It Takes So Long To Raise VC Funding: The Emperor Has No Close startups August 25, 2006 If you’ve ever attempted to raise VC for a startup, you likely know that it is a long process that takes months. One thing I’ve found particularly intriguing is that outside of… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/110/Why-It-Takes-So-Long-To-Raise-VC-Funding-The-Emperor-Has-No-Close.aspx) [Startups: On Being Your Own Customer sales August 24, 2006 Many of the successful startups I’ve known or been associated with were originally started because the founder was looking to meet her own needs and requirements. The story is quite… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/111/Startups-On-Being-Your-Own-Customer.aspx) [Valuations 2.0: Thoughts On The Kiko Auction startups August 21, 2006 My article last week on the demise of Kiko got a fair amount of visibility (not sure why, as the article itself wasn’t particularly insightful). Guess news trumps nuance in the… Read Post ** ](https://www.onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/114/Valuations-2-0-Thoughts-On-The-Kiko-Auction.aspx) [** Prev](https://www.onstartups.com/author/dharmesh-shah/page/34) [Next **](https://www.onstartups.com/author/dharmesh-shah/page/36)