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DeadPool Analysis « Universe_JDJ’s News Blog — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:56:28 +0000

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By: Moataz

Moataz — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:50:32 +0000

I personally believe that the dead pool is a lot larger than it currently shows. It would be a worthwhile experiment if a bunch of people could contact all the companies on the Techcrunch index and see if they are still operating/further developing their companies. Such an experiment would help answer the oft-repeated question of whether Web 2.0 is a bubble.

By: Yohay

Yohay — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:55:13 +0000

Despite seeing these companies shutting down, there is still a lot of steam. The hot job market (including signup bonuses) and the money intensively raised by start up (coming from VCs) are early signs of a bubble.
So, I see it as the beginning of the bubble, rather than its burst.
(I detailed about my point of view in my blog.)

By: RBA

RBA — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:49:15 +0000

Say, what happened to the Dead2.0 guy? He would be having the time of his life now. I remember in one of his last posts he was asking “does it matter who I am?”.

I guess it did matter to him.

By: AhmedF

AhmedF — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:51:36 +0000

A mix of people getting bored + companies running out of money + VCs demanding results = deadpool grows faster.

By: Louis Gray

Louis Gray — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:03:47 +0000

As I had commented on Steve’s site, I don’t see this reported uptick in closed businesses as being anything dramatic like a “popped bubble”. You can’t expect every business to be a success – period. That these companies may have been Web-focused and attracted venture capital money makes them newsworthy, but it’s all part of the Valley’s cycle.