Web 2 Ireland

A clever initiative
from Christian at BV Capital

GigaOM : How To Build A Bullet Proof Start-Up

JPMorgan just published a report on possible M&A activities between the Web2.0 elephants.

JPMorgan Document

Thanks Ben for the tip

Insighful coverage from Suw on a recent talk at xTech

Xtech 2006: Paul Graham – How American are Startups?.

I’m a fan of Paul Grahams – his book “hackers and painters” is a must read for anyone in the technology space.

Following up from a recent lunch with 3i – they have posted some great material @ Web2.0 space.

iSIGHT| Venture forward with Technology

At the Web2Ireland event last week, “Enterprise2.0″ came up for discussion

This article covers the main points:
Web 2.0 meets the enterprise | CNET News.com

A great article from Paul Graham, founder of StartupSchool

The Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn

Anyone for a startup school in Ireland ?

tags: web2ireland, startupschool

FT.com / Business life – The new internet independents

FIVE FORCES BEHIND THE RISE OF A NEW KIND OF INTERNET ENTREPRENEUR

Lessons of Web 1.0

Entrepreneurs whose paper fortunes turned to dust following the dotcom boom and bust have adopted a more hard-nosed approach to business and a healthy scepticism towards outside investment.

Low-cost web tools

Free open-source web development tools, such as MySQL and PHP, have lowered barriers to entry for aspiring web entrepreneurs.

The ascent of blogs and aggregators

With the rise of blogs or online diaries, the internet has become a highly efficient system for the dissemination of ??ocool??? ideas an effect that start-ups can use to create a buzz around their sites or services. One rave review from a prominent blogger is sometimes all it takes for an idea to explode into the mainstream. Popular community blogs include Slashdot and Metafilter. Link aggregators such as Digg, a technology news website, and del.icio.us, a social web tagging site, are combed by users searching for the next big thing.

New exit routes

Fall-out from Enron and other corporate scandals has made initial public offerings less appealing to founding teams. Meanwhile, recent buying sprees by companies such as Google, Yahoo and News Corp have put pressure on competitors to keep up. As a result, the latest generation of internet entrepreneurs have plenty of exit options available.

Falling hardware prices

Plummeting hardware prices, particularly for servers and storage, mean that start-ups do not need to break the bank to create an IT infrastructure. Low-end servers capable of servicing a modest start-up's need can fit into a shoestring budget. Web design and programming can be outsourced to developers in India or eastern Europe.

Don Dodge – Next Big Thing: SaaS – new software model, new challenges

Interesting commentary on Software as a service model

Taking Web Services To The Office

This is a subject that will be discussed at the fortcoming Web2Ireland event in Dublin