RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009 • Hacker News Board

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by mahmud » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 6:43 AM UTC

vaksel wrote: post #20

pg wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You guys might be a little more charitable. You're starting to sound like the trolls in TechCrunch comment threads.

TC50 is supposed to be for the best 50 companies TC gets. Shouldn't the winner of the event be something substantial? I mean compare it to Mint...they aren't even on the same level. Can you honestly say that these guys will still be in business a year from now? Shouldn't that be a requirement for the winner of the "best tech conference"?

These are companies who are launching at the event. Things change after the first user, even business plans. Right now all one can do is take a hard look at the individuals, and see if they have what it takes to make it.

And frankly, this is business, not a spectator sport.

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by patricia » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 6:56 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'm really shocked that more people didn't get into the multi-platform toy. American Girl is a multiplatform toy concept and it's enormous. That prototype was hideous, and they need to work out some of the cross platform elements to it but if I were a kid and I saw that? Yeah. Plus, anything that has multiplatform revenue capabilities like that is a smart play right now. 90% of the companies at TC50 were talking about subscription models I didn't think users would be willing to pay and anybody who thinks they're going to make dough off ad revenue alone is nuts. The market is oversaturated and there isn't going to be a roll up.

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by patricia » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 6:57 AM UTC

zaidf wrote: post #10

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.

Just because something doesn't exist doesn't mean it should.

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by patricia » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 6:58 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.

Oh yea and the flash developer technology was hot times. UI is going to become reeeeeeeeallllly important in the next gen of web users

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by zurla » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 8:43 AM UTC

ujjwalg wrote: post #16

pg wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You guys might be a little more charitable. You're starting to sound like the trolls in TechCrunch comment threads.

PG, I think it is a good business model with a huge opportunity and they are going to do good. I am just saying it was not something I was expecting to come out as a winner of TC50. Congratulations to RedBeacon team and TC50.

superman does good. red beacon is doing well

Re: RedBeacon Wins The Top Prize At TechCrunch50 2009

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Post by zaidf » Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 9:28 AM UTC

patricia wrote: post #23

zaidf wrote: post #10

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.

Just because something doesn't exist doesn't mean it should.

Fair enough. Why do you think it shouldn't exist?