Tag Archives: Startups

Response to Chris Anderson’s Economics of Giving it Away 2

You’ve probably already read Chris Anderson’s new article The Economics of Giving it Away.  A nice summary was put also put together by Dharmesh Shah at OnStartups.   I generally agree with the direction that Chris Anderson sees things going.  The marginal cost of a web service is getting smaller.  The freemium business model makes [...]

Microsoft Yahoo Merger Good for Startups! 0

Marc Andreesen, successful entrepreneur (Mosaic, Netscape, Loudcloud) and investor (Digg, Plazes, Ning) provides a nice analysis of the potential effects of a Microsoft-Yahoo acquisition to the likelihood of smaller startups being acquired. His conclusion is that there will be no effect : The Microsoft/Yahoo deal, if it happens, means very little for the entrepreneurial climate [...]