Comments on: This Can’t Be Happening: The Econony Stinks! http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/21/this-cant-be-happening-the-econony-stinks/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:28:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Savings Bonds http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/21/this-cant-be-happening-the-econony-stinks/#comment-6352 Savings Bonds Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:41:22 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1682#comment-6352 Yes.....the economy is in the dumpers for the little guy!!! Yes…..the economy is in the dumpers for the little guy!!!

]]> By: Don S http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/21/this-cant-be-happening-the-econony-stinks/#comment-5854 Don S Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:08:45 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1682#comment-5854 The economy is obviously in the pits. Pay raises for tenured academics are well below the rate of inflation and no improvement in sight. Meanwhile, 'quality' newspapers all around the US are sinking forther into crisis as their circulation drops. Reporters have had to be fired - even editors. It's obvious, the economy sucks! The economy is obviously in the pits.

Pay raises for tenured academics are well below the rate of inflation and no improvement in sight.

Meanwhile, ‘quality’ newspapers all around the US are sinking forther into crisis as their circulation drops. Reporters have had to be fired - even editors.

It’s obvious, the economy sucks!

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/21/this-cant-be-happening-the-econony-stinks/#comment-5829 TBlumer Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:11:10 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1682#comment-5829 #3, good to hear. Let's rock n roll. #3, good to hear. Let’s rock n roll.

]]> By: Beryl Gray http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/21/this-cant-be-happening-the-econony-stinks/#comment-5827 Beryl Gray Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:47:52 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1682#comment-5827 The big bust in 1999 and 2000 came from companies short-cutting the last (and later, the second-to-last) rounds of VC funding and going straight to IPO. This allowed the founders to retain double-digit ownership percentages of their companies that paid off very, very well. The problem, as you pointed out, is that this strategy pushed the risk familiar to VC investors onto much less sophisticated investors. This current round of start-up seem to be much more canny about cash flow. I don't see a lot of all-day Friday Barbeques and the nerf-gun fights are restricted to after-business hours. I am in this market (I work in the technology sector) and I am expecting some good times. The big bust in 1999 and 2000 came from companies short-cutting the last (and later, the second-to-last) rounds of VC funding and going straight to IPO. This allowed the founders to retain double-digit ownership percentages of their companies that paid off very, very well. The problem, as you pointed out, is that this strategy pushed the risk familiar to VC investors onto much less sophisticated investors.

This current round of start-up seem to be much more canny about cash flow. I don’t see a lot of all-day Friday Barbeques and the nerf-gun fights are restricted to after-business hours. I am in this market (I work in the technology sector) and I am expecting some good times.

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/21/this-cant-be-happening-the-econony-stinks/#comment-5823 TBlumer Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1682#comment-5823 I think the secret is to rent a cubbyhole in San Jose, get a phone number and an e-mail addy, and see what happens. I think the secret is to rent a cubbyhole in San Jose, get a phone number and an e-mail addy, and see what happens.

]]> By: David Pinto http://www.bizzyblog.com/2006/03/21/this-cant-be-happening-the-econony-stinks/#comment-5822 David Pinto Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:56:37 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/?p=1682#comment-5822 How do I get some of that to expand my blog? How do I get some of that to expand my blog?

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