Comments on: The Figures Behind The Top Web Apps http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps We love the web! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Rackspace Envy http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2393 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:11:19 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2393 [...] The week before last on our way to Austin, Texas for SXSW (checkout Mike’s panel), Michael and I had the pleasure of driving down to San Antonio to visit our managed hosting provider Rackspace. To say they were gracious hosts (excuse the pun), would be a gross understatement. We were literally treated like royalty, and from what I gather, we weren’t given any special treatment at all. I think they treat all of their customers who come for a visit as well as they treated us. [...] […] The week before last on our way to Austin, Texas for SXSW (checkout Mike’s panel), Michael and I had the pleasure of driving down to San Antonio to visit our managed hosting provider Rackspace. To say they were gracious hosts (excuse the pun), would be a gross understatement. We were literally treated like royalty, and from what I gather, we weren’t given any special treatment at all. I think they treat all of their customers who come for a visit as well as they treated us. […]

]]> by: Allen Stern http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2293 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:23:47 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2293 No love for my recap? http://www.centernetworks.com/sxsw-panel-the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps No love for my recap?
http://www.centernetworks.com/sxsw-panel-the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps

]]> by: Patience and Persistence Can Pay Off http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2277 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:54:27 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2277 [...] In our Barenaked Apps Panel at SXSW, Ryan Carson advised anyone starting a web app to plan for 3 potential outcomes: success, limited success and failure. He’s right - you need to think those outcomes through and determine how you will respond to each scenario. I’d like to add something to this though. There are many people out there with big dreams that are building web apps in their spare time these days - it’s exciting. Unfortunately I think a lot of them are building with false expectations (a post on false expectations to follow soon). They think if their app does not take right off, they should pack it in. My thinking is - don’t. [...] […] In our Barenaked Apps Panel at SXSW, Ryan Carson advised anyone starting a web app to plan for 3 potential outcomes: success, limited success and failure. He’s right - you need to think those outcomes through and determine how you will respond to each scenario. I’d like to add something to this though. There are many people out there with big dreams that are building web apps in their spare time these days - it’s exciting. Unfortunately I think a lot of them are building with false expectations (a post on false expectations to follow soon). They think if their app does not take right off, they should pack it in. My thinking is - don’t. […]

]]> by: Advice: You May Just Have Something There http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2271 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:17:09 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2271 [...] In our Barenaked Apps Panel at SXSW, Ryan Carson advised anyone starting a web app to plan for 3 potential outcomes: success, limited success and failure. He’s right - you need to think those outcomes through and determine how you will respond to each scenario. I’d like to add something to this though. There are many people out there with big dreams that are building web apps in their spare time these days - it’s exciting. Unfortunately I think a lot of them are building with false expectations (a post on false expectations to follow soon). They think if their app does not take right off, they should pack it in. My thinking is - don’t. [...] […] In our Barenaked Apps Panel at SXSW, Ryan Carson advised anyone starting a web app to plan for 3 potential outcomes: success, limited success and failure. He’s right - you need to think those outcomes through and determine how you will respond to each scenario. I’d like to add something to this though. There are many people out there with big dreams that are building web apps in their spare time these days - it’s exciting. Unfortunately I think a lot of them are building with false expectations (a post on false expectations to follow soon). They think if their app does not take right off, they should pack it in. My thinking is - don’t. […]

]]> by: Ryan Carson http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2232 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:42:50 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2232 Thanks Rob! Gill (my wife) did a lot of the hard work to help me prepare :) Thanks Rob! Gill (my wife) did a lot of the hard work to help me prepare :)

]]> by: Rob http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2231 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:07:27 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2231 I found a lot of the panels this year to be very hit and miss. Your panel was one of the best. You did an amazing job of keeping it moving forward. Thanks for the time that you clearly invested in your panel. I found a lot of the panels this year to be very hit and miss. Your panel was one of the best. You did an amazing job of keeping it moving forward. Thanks for the time that you clearly invested in your panel.

]]> by: Bret Terrill http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2226 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:54:54 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2226 Ryan, Thanks for posting your figures. It's pretty rare that companies actually reveal their inner financial workings. It really helps out new entrepreneurs get a sense of the reality of running a web company, you know, like the fact that it costs money to maintain your service. You rock! Ryan,

Thanks for posting your figures. It’s pretty rare that companies actually reveal their inner financial workings. It really helps out new entrepreneurs get a sense of the reality of running a web company, you know, like the fact that it costs money to maintain your service. You rock!

]]> by: Warren http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2219 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:53:45 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2219 You know i would have thought that they would have detailed earnings. Bit of a cop out to go on a panel about figures and not give earnings. Kudos to you Ryan for having a backbone and getting into the spirit of the thing. You know i would have thought that they would have detailed earnings.

Bit of a cop out to go on a panel about figures and not give earnings.

Kudos to you Ryan for having a backbone and getting into the spirit of the thing.

]]> by: Francis Wu http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2210 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2210 Nice slides Ryan. Very insightful. Keep'em coming! Nice slides Ryan. Very insightful. Keep’em coming!

]]> by: Greg http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2209 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:43:11 +0000 http://www.carsonified.com/misc/the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps#comment-2209 I guess I should ask them, but how on earth did Wasabe get away without paying a lawyer to at least advise on a site that deals with people's vital personal finance info.? I guess I should ask them, but how on earth did Wasabe get away without paying a lawyer to at least advise on a site that deals with people’s vital personal finance info.?

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