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    Am I Being too Cynical?

    24 Mar 2006 by John Seiffer in Blog, Business Models
    Old style company New style company
    1. They make something people want to buy.
    2. They can find enough of those people, and sell to them at a cost that allows them to make a profit.
    3. They do it again and again.
    4. As the desire for what they sell changes, the company adapts to those changes and remain profitable. (Some have a problem here.)
    1. They make something that is cool or buzz-worthy – usually web-based.
    2. They convince Venture Capitalists to give them money to ramp it up.
    3. They go public (old bubble) or sell to Google (web 2.0).
    4. Optional: New owners use it to make something people want to buy and find enough of those people to sell to. (Some have a problem here.)
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