http://www.bosstalks.com/ BossTalks.com Tag: article en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:51:46 +0000 http://www.bosstalks.com/topic/61#post-140 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:39:36 +0000 green 140@http://www.bosstalks.com/ <p>Nice article recently was published on Business 2.0 called "<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/02/magazines/business2/stocks_techs.biz2/index.htm?postversion=2007030706">As Wall Street quakes, Silicon Valley yawns</a>". Beyond this dramatic title, it speaks about (quote): </p> <blockquote><p> "<em>...<br /> A funny thing is happening in Silicon Valley.<br /> ...<br /> Silicon Valley is far different place than it was seven years ago when the dotcom bubble burst. You see, unlike the rip-roaring days of 2000 when countless twentysomething-ers and wannabe day traders bet heavily on rising stocks, Silicon Valley no longer needs Wall Street.<br /> ...<br /> What it needs are the four cash-rich superpowers (Google, eBay, Yahoo, Amazon), a handful of lesser powers with profitable niches (like Salesforce.com), and the vast co-dependent kingdoms that each has opened up for aspiring entrepreneurs.<br /> ...<br /> </em>" </p></blockquote> <p>Is it really true? I am afraid that I have to agree at this moment. I believe "potential IPO" still was forcing founders/CEOs to build <strong>better business</strong> and <strong>better company</strong> by all means. With those "to be acquired" dreams and goals those intentions getting lost. Of course, it may be better - entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs. They run one company, and then another, and loop back. But how long could it stay like that? Who will be building <em>new</em> Google or eBay, or (you name it)?<br /> Startups are fun, but it's still necessary to know that business needs to be run, not just sucessfully launched.</p> <p>Anyway. I cannot blame people with goals to sell company when it will be possible. Don't know what I'll do in the face of opportunity to sell my businesses. But, I think it's still a thing to think about. </p> (read more) http://www.bosstalks.com/topic/34#post-54 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:04:01 +0000 green 54@http://www.bosstalks.com/ <p>I just loved this <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401031/index.htm?postversion=2007022808">article</a>! No rocket science, nothing new. You do know that world is agile and you need to change very fast. Proven. </p> (read more)