E-Business Library > The Ten biggest Dot Com flops

[Connected Internet - The latest Broadband, Mobile, Device and Gaming News] com flops. Seeing this list brought back a lot of memories of crazy valuations and seeing paper fortunes disappear (sob!)

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http://bizzbangbuzz.blogspot.com [Bizzbangbuzz.blogspot.com] BizzBangBuzz - entrepreneur & small business blog of technology ...: This post from TJ's Weblog points to a post by Joe Kraus that highlights the cost differences that make it much easier to start a business on much less capital today than, say, ten years ago.

[Blog.softtechvc.com] Software Only: Venture Capital: We had the same discussion on the Investing panel at VL (which I have yet to blog about) and I actually quoted $50K as the initial cost to bootstrap a service (and no, people don't get paid US salaries in that model - they work for equity) to a point of being able to launch, or lure angel investors - or even VCs - to invest a few hundreds of $K in their venture. Think how much del.icio.us must have cost to bootstrap (and yes it might be an extreme - one server with a database and a bit of code - and the tagging meme got started), or the award-winning Dogster.

[Odnt.typepad.com] new dog old trick: Entrepreneurship: Jeff Cornwall has a good post today (The Entrepreneurial Mind: Don't be a Hermit) that references a post at NFIB about the need for entrepreneurs, esp. solo entrepreneurs, to reach out and develop relationships that they can use to overcome their sense of isolation and to improve their business.

Girlhacker.comhttp://www.girlhacker.com [Girlhacker.com] GirlHacker's Random Log: FigLeaves.com is the best domain name for an ecommerce site I've come across in, uh, weeks. It's memorable and describes exactly what they sell in a fun, imaginative way.

Captureplanning.comhttp://www.captureplanning.com [Captureplanning.com] Articles on Advice: These can include: -Reviewing the franchisor's offering circular (the UFOC) and evaluating the opportunity -Negotiating points of the final contract -Limiting your personal liability by establishing the correct business structure -Dealing with trade secrets and other proprietary issues -Establishing your own trade name -Dealing with state statutes " Read more in this Howstuffworks article found via this Innovative.Franchising.Blog post.

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