A Hard Lesson About Planning For Scale

http://www.joedavison.com/startups/a-hard-lesson-about-planning-for-scale.html

by mattjaynes • 19 years ago

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leisuresuit• 19 years ago

I probably wouldn't have thought about that either. Although I hope to have a problem like yours one day.

ced2• 19 years ago

I was curious to know what this guy could sell for 500$ a pop, after 10 weeks of development. Eventually, I found this:

http://www.socialparking.com/

"If you had the power to control hundreds of thousands of unique Internet visitors each and every day, where would you send them?"

It looks like he's planning to create content for domain name squatters. He's also done search engine optimization before under Zen Marketing, and chinese translations under yet another "startup".

Ethics aside, I thought that it was interesting to see that someone can manage a startup while being in China. I'd love to do that, although I'm not sure that the YC model would work. Funding would be a problem.

whacked_new3• 19 years ago

social squatting seems like an interesting concept. perhaps a user only needs one cookie written, and then can receive targetted information across all squatted domains within the partnership circle.

as for doing YC in China, I doubt it would work anytime soon. everything I've seen and heard so far says that the world's creativity centers are still in the western hemisphere.

BitGeek4• 19 years ago

"everything I've seen and heard so far"

Of people on this planet in the %99 of achievement-- intelligence and creativity-- China has far more than the US.

Ok, you've just heard different, and if you think about it, its mathematically true.

joedavison• 19 years ago

Having lived in China, I agree that it's definitely not a center for creativity. From my perspective you really can't beat the amazing ecosystem and startup culture that exists in Silicon Valley.

It was, however, very interesting to operate from China for some time. I'd be happy to speak with you about what it was like, if you'd like to open up a dialogue on my blog.

As for the other points, my new venture has absolutely nothing to do with "squatting". Please reserve your speculation and judgment on my "ethics" until we launch. We're actually creating a practical solution to the very problem which seems to anger you.

ced2• 19 years ago

Ok, sorry that I misinterpreted your site. I was really not angry. Just curious. Best of luck with your new endeavor, and thanks for the offer.

A Hard Lesson About Planning For Scale

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