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Wow, I didn't expect so many (max right now) votes for Non-web company. It'd be nice to hear more about these companies for a change. Who are you guys and what companies are you running?
Lol... there are more startup founders than startup employees. A lot of 1 person startups out there?
Good analysis. No `lol' necessary, though.
2 or more cofounders per startup is so common that there are regular cycles of "how to pick ur cofounder" articles followed.
Cisco
What's the difference between 'Non-web company' and 'Other'? Is Microsoft a 'web bigco'?
no, ms is not a web bigco.
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Would you wager there is more software written that is not web related and that it collectively makes more money than the stuff that is?
I am almost certain that non-web software brings in much more revenue than web software. There is a lot of niche WinForms stuff out there from no-name vendors that rule a given industry and companies pay a lot of money for that, and that's not even counting revenue from office suites, operating systems, financial management, and other desktop software that sits in every business. There are a few glaring exceptions li…
Seriously, I don't understand that part. I'm not sure I understand your main point either, come to think of it. Non-web software matters? I don't think that was disputed.
Web software doesn't deserve the focus it gets on HN because it almost always starts out sans business model, and then half of the population never figures it out, and the other half does, and of that half, 2/3 fail to execute? If anything, that's a description of a pretty exciting, if somewhat high-variance, domain.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am almost certain that non-web software brings in much more revenue than web software. There is a lot of niche WinForms stuff out there from no-name vendors that rule a given industry and companies pay a lot of money for that, and that's not even counting revenue from office suites, operating systems, financial management, and other desktop software that sits in every business. There are a few glaring exceptions li…
Dangerous? Really? What is in danger of happening? A bunch of startups failing? Seriously, I don't understand that part. I'm not sure I understand your main point either, come to think of it. Non-web software matters? I don't think that was disputed. Web software doesn't deserve the focus it gets on HN because it almost always starts out sans business model, and then half of the population never figures it out, and t…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Would you wager there is more software written that is not web related and that it collectively makes more money than the stuff that is?
I am almost certain that non-web software brings in much more revenue than web software. There is a lot of niche WinForms stuff out there from no-name vendors that rule a given industry and companies pay a lot of money for that, and that's not even counting revenue from office suites, operating systems, financial management, and other desktop software that sits in every business. There are a few glaring exceptions li…
Most web companies would kill (but not alas sell their startup soul) for the average 10 - 15% of the initial license fee for enterprise software that big companies pay annually for ongoing support, maintenance and upgrades. Similarly, I just heard of another iPhone app that clears $6,000 a month. And it's not even at the top of its list when you search by the niche keyword. Some of the decent cash-flow being made in the App Store is never blogged about.
The six percent sales commission that top enterprise salespersons can get on a seven figure deal can easily eclipse a startup's lifetime revenues. Enterprise software is hard because it deals with real world complexity. Consider a payroll system. How do you deal with exceptions? The employees who are grandfathered and get certain perks. The Quasi-legal employment contracts.
There is a famous saying that if you buy SAP software you fit your company around the software. That is you adjust your internal processes and controls to meet The One True SAP Way.