RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

I thought TC50 was about innovation. I was expecting something disruptive coming out as a winner. This seems to be a good business but what is innovative about it? I am disappointed.

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by ojbyrne » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 4:14 AM UTC

jamiequint wrote: post #3

ojbyrne wrote: post #2

Somebody tell me why this isn't boring.

Depends on how boring you think making a lot of money is. Servicemagic.com makes upwards of 100M/yr. Boring or not its a great business.

There's countless startups doing the exact same thing.

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 4:17 AM UTC

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Post by callmeed » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 4:32 AM UTC

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Don't confuse "cool/trendy apps" with "cool behind the scenes implementation"

You could combine stats+data mining+python to create an app that may not be sexy, but makes a lot of money.

My advice, if that's truly what gets you going: find a business niche with a data need, build a solution, and be the next Omniture

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Post by vaksel » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 4:33 AM UTC

ujjwalg wrote: post #4

I thought TC50 was about innovation. I was expecting something disruptive coming out as a winner. This seems to be a good business but what is innovative about it? I am disappointed.

when you have crappy selection, you'll make a crappy choice. The competition this year downright sucked, there really wasn't a single company(I'll admit I wasn't really following TC50 that closely) that really made me say "WOW, what an awesome service"

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by physcab » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 4:41 AM UTC

vaksel wrote: post #8

ujjwalg wrote: post #4

I thought TC50 was about innovation. I was expecting something disruptive coming out as a winner. This seems to be a good business but what is innovative about it? I am disappointed.

when you have crappy selection, you'll make a crappy choice. The competition this year downright sucked, there really wasn't a single company(I'll admit I wasn't really following TC50 that closely) that really made me say "WOW, what an awesome service"

I thought CitySourced and LocalBacon were pretty cool. They solved real problems and actually listened to their customers' pain points.

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by zaidf » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 4:49 AM UTC

I know a lot of you guys are saying "where's the innovation". If it's so innovation-free, why does a service like RedBeacon not exist yet?

And if it's not so simple, then wouldn't it require innovation to build the platform and the marketing to make it all gel?

I don't know if these guys can pull it off. But if they do, they will need a lot of innovation.