Comments on: Consumer internet – the hype is over, now the work really starts http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff Clavier http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-801 Jeff Clavier Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:59:24 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-801 I agree that the rationale I offered for what happened 3 years ago is less valid today as far as the total startup/development costs are concerned. Mind you it is still cheaper to startup a company today than seven years ago, but you don't go as far as 3 years ago on an angel financing. I agree that the rationale I offered for what happened 3 years ago is less valid today as far as the total startup/development costs are concerned. Mind you it is still cheaper to startup a company today than seven years ago, but you don’t go as far as 3 years ago on an angel financing.

]]> By: Jeff Clavier http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-10692 Jeff Clavier Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:59:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-10692 I agree that the rationale I offered for what happened 3 years ago is less valid today as far as the total startup/development costs are concerned. Mind you it is still cheaper to startup a company today than seven years ago, but you don't go as far as 3 years ago on an angel financing. I agree that the rationale I offered for what happened 3 years ago is less valid today as far as the total startup/development costs are concerned. Mind you it is still cheaper to startup a company today than seven years ago, but you don’t go as far as 3 years ago on an angel financing.

]]> By: Simon http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-800 Simon Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:48:31 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-800 Following Peter's thoughts, what I see is that the "easy" or, perhaps more appropriately, the flashy but ultimately useless services have been done. I can think of few (actually, I can't think of any) web2.0 services that I regularly use or would pay for. The "easy" stuff just proved the concept and now the focus will shift to really useful and game changing web services or the "hard" stuff. I certainly see opportunity in the web service platform development environments. I'm think along the lines of tools that allow a non-programmer (in this case I am using broad definition of engineers and scientists etc whom don't do a lot of application development) to build a working web based service. Something along the lines of Ning and possibly Yahoo Pipes. I wonder whether the development of the Eclipse platform will naturally achieve an environment that allows people to build web services by piecing together the program like a jigsaw puzzle (ultimately what John Backus wanted). Following Peter’s thoughts, what I see is that the “easy” or, perhaps more appropriately, the flashy but ultimately useless services have been done. I can think of few (actually, I can’t think of any) web2.0 services that I regularly use or would pay for. The “easy” stuff just proved the concept and now the focus will shift to really useful and game changing web services or the “hard” stuff.

I certainly see opportunity in the web service platform development environments. I’m think along the lines of tools that allow a non-programmer (in this case I am using broad definition of engineers and scientists etc whom don’t do a lot of application development) to build a working web based service.

Something along the lines of Ning and possibly Yahoo Pipes. I wonder whether the development of the Eclipse platform will naturally achieve an environment that allows people to build web services by piecing together the program like a jigsaw puzzle (ultimately what John Backus wanted).

]]> By: Simon Cast http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-10691 Simon Cast Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:48:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/03/22/consumer-internet-the-hype-is-over-now-the-work-really-starts/#comment-10691 Following Peter's thoughts, what I see is that the "easy" or, perhaps more appropriately, the flashy but ultimately useless services have been done. I can think of few (actually, I can't think of any) web2.0 services that I regularly use or would pay for. The "easy" stuff just proved the concept and now the focus will shift to really useful and game changing web services or the "hard" stuff. I certainly see opportunity in the web service platform development environments. I'm think along the lines of tools that allow a non-programmer (in this case I am using broad definition of engineers and scientists etc whom don't do a lot of application development) to build a working web based service. Something along the lines of Ning and possibly Yahoo Pipes. I wonder whether the development of the Eclipse platform will naturally achieve an environment that allows people to build web services by piecing together the program like a jigsaw puzzle (ultimately what John Backus wanted). Following Peter’s thoughts, what I see is that the “easy” or, perhaps more appropriately, the flashy but ultimately useless services have been done. I can think of few (actually, I can’t think of any) web2.0 services that I regularly use or would pay for. The “easy” stuff just proved the concept and now the focus will shift to really useful and game changing web services or the “hard” stuff.

I certainly see opportunity in the web service platform development environments. I’m think along the lines of tools that allow a non-programmer (in this case I am using broad definition of engineers and scientists etc whom don’t do a lot of application development) to build a working web based service.

Something along the lines of Ning and possibly Yahoo Pipes. I wonder whether the development of the Eclipse platform will naturally achieve an environment that allows people to build web services by piecing together the program like a jigsaw puzzle (ultimately what John Backus wanted).

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