Posts by Dharmesh Shah

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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.…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

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…