Comments on: Unintended Consequences http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/04/22/unintended-consequences/ Ripping mobility from the clutches of telecom Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:19:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: charlie http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/04/22/unintended-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-275784 charlie Thu, 22 May 2008 08:58:03 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=558#comment-275784 Eh, I'm with Sean and Antony - one post does not a trend make (though I weight heavuly the comments you two make, since you are pretty clever to begin with). I think it's just an excuse not to invest. I think out there, folks are still clueless about true mobile (rather than just a rehash of the big-screen big-keyboard web). Ta. Eh, I’m with Sean and Antony - one post does not a trend make (though I weight heavuly the comments you two make, since you are pretty clever to begin with).

I think it’s just an excuse not to invest. I think out there, folks are still clueless about true mobile (rather than just a rehash of the big-screen big-keyboard web).

Ta.

]]> By: Antony http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/04/22/unintended-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-264281 Antony Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:17:16 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=558#comment-264281 I wouldn't take it heart too much Mike. Russ's comments certainly stirred a few ant's nest and may have impacted upon a couple of investment discussions others may be having around "mobile web" business's, but as Sean in a previous comment has already stated if a simple blog post really did have an impact then the investors were just looking for an excuse. Having said that my own investment experiences have taught me that VC's and the like are very fickle and always looking to have their money in the next buzz word without fully understanding the opportunity at times. Like the stock-market private investment is also driven by greed, fear, trends and hype. Even though it's quite obvious to many that Russ's talk up the mobile web one minute, slander it the next is more of a PR stunt than anything some of the uninitiated will take his comments at face value, those that do probably should be investing their money elsewhere. I wouldn’t take it heart too much Mike. Russ’s comments certainly stirred a few ant’s nest and may have impacted upon a couple of investment discussions others may be having around “mobile web” business’s, but as Sean in a previous comment has already stated if a simple blog post really did have an impact then the investors were just looking for an excuse.

Having said that my own investment experiences have taught me that VC’s and the like are very fickle and always looking to have their money in the next buzz word without fully understanding the opportunity at times. Like the stock-market private investment is also driven by greed, fear, trends and hype.

Even though it’s quite obvious to many that Russ’s talk up the mobile web one minute, slander it the next is more of a PR stunt than anything some of the uninitiated will take his comments at face value, those that do probably should be investing their money elsewhere.

]]> By: james http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/04/22/unintended-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-264238 james Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:48:53 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=558#comment-264238 People need the stats, case studies and examples to show investors that the mobile web is growing fast. Look at the sort of revenues Buongiorno and Zed are doing - $100s of millions. I've put together a list of stats and data on mobile success stories here - keen to add to it. http://blog.mjelly.com/2008/04/10-reasons-the.html People need the stats, case studies and examples to show investors that the mobile web is growing fast. Look at the sort of revenues Buongiorno and Zed are doing - $100s of millions. I’ve put together a list of stats and data on mobile success stories here - keen to add to it.

http://blog.mjelly.com/2008/04/10-reasons-the.html

]]> By: Sean http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/2008/04/22/unintended-consequences/comment-page-1/#comment-264201 Sean Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:10:27 +0000 http://www.thisismobility.com/blog/?p=558#comment-264201 I wouldn't be too guilty. If a VC is using a single blog post to justify passing on an investment then they were looking for an excuse. That kind of reaction should really tell you something - if the VC community isn't excited about your opportunity then maybe VC funding is not the way to go. I wouldn’t be too guilty. If a VC is using a single blog post to justify passing on an investment then they were looking for an excuse. That kind of reaction should really tell you something - if the VC community isn’t excited about your opportunity then maybe VC funding is not the way to go.

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