Comments on: Follow Up To My Sky Is Falling Post

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Sun, 27 May 2007 17:47:21 +0000

[...] Was this on of those events that per Michael Arrington of TechCrunch was contributing to the need for a reset in Silicon Valley? Hardly…although it was a popular topic of conversation. Just for the record, we are nowhere near a need for a downturn and the “sky isn’t falling yet.” So far, the vibe is positive, encouraging, and people are generally supportive. There’s more money than people are willing to take. Companies are focusing on building communities, and for now, that is the levy that is keeping Silicon Valley from flooding. Other notable guests included: [...]

By: Zaid

Zaid — Thu, 24 May 2007 03:42:45 +0000

“what’s going on is that people are paying more attention to valuations, parties, etc., and not enough to products and user experience.”

You nailed it.

By: Scott Yates

Scott Yates — Thu, 24 May 2007 03:18:56 +0000

“Conspiracy theory” seems a bit strong, but I suppose if I protest too much it will draw attention to my theory about how the Kennedy family framed Pete Rose.

Look, the only reason I commented was because the original post was so good. If I had the problems that Michael talked about, I’d be looking for solutions such as offloading the weepy CEOs onto the most junior writers.

As for the bubble, I probably did go too far, but the most important point is that — bubble or not — what’s going on is that people are paying more attention to valuations, parties, etc., and not enough to products and user experience.

By: Steven Roussey

Steven Roussey — Thu, 24 May 2007 02:30:28 +0000

I thought lots of VC money led to lots of parties. Free drinks. Good times. I figured it was a good time to hike up from L.A. for a moment…

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:07:29 +0000

Regarding Scott’s comment:

Duncan has only been writing with us for three weeks now, so I don’t think it’s quite time for conspiracy theories yet. He actually has a free hand to post on whatever he pleases. That’s cause he is a kick ass blogger and I trust him.

On the bubble stuff - I intentionally didn’t talk about a bubble because I don’t think we’re in one. Bubble” is different from “good times”. My point is, and remains, that when the money is flowing, SV is a less desirable place to live (for me).

Dave, on the voting thing, no idea. It’s working for me right now. We’ve actually been testing this plugin for possible use on TechCrunch and it just isn’t proving to be very reliable.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:59:24 +0000

I feel Scott made a very intelligent comment that at least deserves a response. In fact, I was not able to give it a positive vote. I tried to, and the vote system appears to only not work on his comment. Any reason for that?

By: Jeremy Zawodny

Jeremy Zawodny — Wed, 23 May 2007 23:02:04 +0000

I feel like I got the message of the original post (and mostly agree with it), but it definitely touched in a nerve in some folks. That alone tells me that there’s been a shift going on, whether or not people want to admit it.

By: rod

rod — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:09:37 +0000

I would agree with Marcelo - TC is reading a lot like the WSJ. Perhaps its time to do some TC spinoffs - one for major BigCo industry news, one for more blog-worthy startup type news…

By: Marcelo Calbucci

Marcelo Calbucci — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:11:07 +0000

I actually read your post yesterday around 5:00 AM PDT before all the fuzz and I concluded something very different from everybody else.

In my view it would be much better if TechCrunch would stop writing “package” stories from BigCo (GOOG, MSFT, YHOO, etc.). You are just being a puppet on their PR machine.

Go back to the roots. Only talk to founders and CEO, CTO and COO. Don’t accept calls or emails from PR, Marketing Consultants, CMO, VP of Marketing, VCs, investors, etc.

There is nothing wrong with those people, but they are inclined to always spin stories and to package things in a neat and uninteresting way. Founders are the least capable people on interviews, that is why they are so raw and interesting. That is when you get the scoop.

-Marcelo, a Founder.