Shel Israel interviews Jeff Clavier:
2. How have today’s startups changed from five years ago?[Jeff Clavier's blog is here.] Posted by hugh macleod at February 14, 2006 4:10 PM | TrackBackThey are cheaper to start (open source infrastructure, low cost hardware/bandwidth, off shoring), hence cheaper to operate. Online advertising has developed to a point that allows small companies to get to profitability provided that they address a specific demographic that can be effectively targeted with relevant advertising.
Interesting concept... but we'll have to wait a few years to see if this is actually true. I'd love for it to be so, but the big money companies have a way of stifling innovation.
Posted by: xavier at February 14, 2006 9:38 PM