Thursday, May 25, 2006
WSA Investment Forum 2006
Just got back from the WSA Investment Forum 2006 in downtown Seattle. Saw some really good sales and funding pitches. Wireless and digital media are clearly very hot right now. Startups included mobile photo sharing, podcasting and web services firms.
Some of the companies had questionable revenue strategies and I just didn't think that the market opportunity was there. I don't feel like the "Revver" type revenue sharing model works well for every startup where content creators and the service providers split revenue. A startup can't also rely completely on advertising revenue because once traffic dips your revenue is gone.
Some of the companies had questionable revenue strategies and I just didn't think that the market opportunity was there. I don't feel like the "Revver" type revenue sharing model works well for every startup where content creators and the service providers split revenue. A startup can't also rely completely on advertising revenue because once traffic dips your revenue is gone.
