Comments on: It is tough for big companies to innovate http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/ 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: Andrzej Bednarczyk http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-1181 Andrzej Bednarczyk Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:28:54 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-1181 I completely agree that big companies have hard time inventing new solutions and markets. But thats not exactly what they are suppose to do. BIG companies are best in dominating the market, once a dominant design is already invented (by some small, web-startup etc.). Its small companies that usually innovate - only to eventually sell themselves to "big boys". This situation is good for start-ups, all right - but only if its taken realistically by VCs and other investors. In my opinion, sometimes, it tends to create a "mad rush" to invest into any small company that is entering new promising market - without proper calculation if that company's product/idea is really making any money. The effect of this, when it becomes a "hype" on a massive scale? Bubble :-) (or should I say ":-(") Read more on my blog: http://www.kreo-consulting.com/blog/2007/10/12/on-2007-web-startups/ I completely agree that big companies have hard time inventing new solutions and markets. But thats not exactly what they are suppose to do. BIG companies are best in dominating the market, once a dominant design is already invented (by some small, web-startup etc.). Its small companies that usually innovate – only to eventually sell themselves to “big boys”.

This situation is good for start-ups, all right – but only if its taken realistically by VCs and other investors. In my opinion,
sometimes, it tends to create a “mad rush” to invest into any small company that is entering new promising market – without proper calculation if that company’s product/idea is really making any money. The effect of this, when it becomes a “hype” on a massive scale?

Bubble :-) (or should I say “:-(“)

Read more on my blog: http://www.kreo-consulting.com/blog/2007/10/12/on-2007-web-startups/

]]> By: Andrzej Bednarczyk http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-10965 Andrzej Bednarczyk Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:28:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-10965 I completely agree that big companies have hard time inventing new solutions and markets. But thats not exactly what they are suppose to do. BIG companies are best in dominating the market, once a dominant design is already invented (by some small, web-startup etc.). Its small companies that usually innovate - only to eventually sell themselves to "big boys". This situation is good for start-ups, all right - but only if its taken realistically by VCs and other investors. In my opinion, sometimes, it tends to create a "mad rush" to invest into any small company that is entering new promising market - without proper calculation if that company's product/idea is really making any money. The effect of this, when it becomes a "hype" on a massive scale? Bubble :-) (or should I say ":-(") Read more on my blog: http://www.kreo-consulting.com/blog/2007/10/12/on-2007-web-startups/ I completely agree that big companies have hard time inventing new solutions and markets. But thats not exactly what they are suppose to do. BIG companies are best in dominating the market, once a dominant design is already invented (by some small, web-startup etc.). Its small companies that usually innovate – only to eventually sell themselves to “big boys”.

This situation is good for start-ups, all right – but only if its taken realistically by VCs and other investors. In my opinion,
sometimes, it tends to create a “mad rush” to invest into any small company that is entering new promising market – without proper calculation if that company’s product/idea is really making any money. The effect of this, when it becomes a “hype” on a massive scale?

Bubble :-) (or should I say “:-(“)

Read more on my blog: http://www.kreo-consulting.com/blog/2007/10/12/on-2007-web-startups/

]]> By: Mark Callaghan http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-1180 Mark Callaghan Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:05:33 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-1180 What would be good is if these neighbourhoods sent decent newsletters about your area of interest ie if you'r einto garden ware it could send a list of the most viewed or bidded for products or those with the best descriptions. Maybe they alrady do? but I don't know of it What would be good is if these neighbourhoods sent decent newsletters about your area of interest ie if you’r einto garden ware it could send a list of the most viewed or bidded for products or those with the best descriptions. Maybe they alrady do? but I don’t know of it

]]> By: Mark Callaghan http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-10964 Mark Callaghan Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/10/11/it-is-tough-for-big-companies-to-innovate/#comment-10964 What would be good is if these neighbourhoods sent decent newsletters about your area of interest ie if you'r einto garden ware it could send a list of the most viewed or bidded for products or those with the best descriptions. Maybe they alrady do? but I don't know of it What would be good is if these neighbourhoods sent decent newsletters about your area of interest ie if you’r einto garden ware it could send a list of the most viewed or bidded for products or those with the best descriptions. Maybe they alrady do? but I don’t know of it

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