Comments on: What the financial crisis means for us, the web industry http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/ International technology news, business & culture Thu, 24 May 2012 16:43:27 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Blog08 and the importance of self-expression « Real Food Lover http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367933 Blog08 and the importance of self-expression « Real Food Lover Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:02:58 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367933 [...] a fair question and one I could not help voicing. So, when charismatic compere, Patrick de Laive, introduced the afternoon panel, I asked from the floor (front row): “More [...] [...] a fair question and one I could not help voicing. So, when charismatic compere, Patrick de Laive, introduced the afternoon panel, I asked from the floor (front row): “More [...]

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]]> By: Facing the Financial Crisis | KillerBlog http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367931 Facing the Financial Crisis | KillerBlog Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:08:34 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367931 [...] What the financial crisis means for us, the web industry [...] [...] What the financial crisis means for us, the web industry [...]

]]> By: drivingsouth http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367930 drivingsouth Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:53:19 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367930 "bush registration" should be "Bush Administration", even some will claim they didn't administered that much :D “bush registration” should be “Bush Administration”, even some will claim they didn’t administered that much :D

]]> By: drivingsouth http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367929 drivingsouth Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:52:31 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367929 Is there any futures on Champagne? Maybe we can support our "guess" and buy some, this way we'll afford them if we were right or don't celebrate if not :-) Is there any futures on Champagne?

Maybe we can support our “guess” and buy some, this way we’ll afford them if we were right or don’t celebrate if not

:-)

]]> By: Jean-Paul http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367927 Jean-Paul Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:05:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367927 You write "Because the prices of American real estate kept on rising, people could borrow money based on their property". They could borrow 8 times their income to buy property, that's why prices where rising! Banks shouldn't treat the average American family as a start-up and borrow them a lot of money. What do they win by doing that? The average investor would never do that, in that way it won't affect the policy to real start-ups. Stocks, real estate, nothing is certain, they better invest in that stuff where dreams are made of. Then the investor still has the change to double, triple their money or even more. You write “Because the prices of American real estate kept on rising, people could borrow money based on their property”. They could borrow 8 times their income to buy property, that’s why prices where rising! Banks shouldn’t treat the average American family as a start-up and borrow them a lot of money. What do they win by doing that? The average investor would never do that, in that way it won’t affect the policy to real start-ups. Stocks, real estate, nothing is certain, they better invest in that stuff where dreams are made of. Then the investor still has the change to double, triple their money or even more.

]]> By: heleen http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367928 heleen Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:05:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367928 Pat, ben er ook echt blij mee. Eindelijk valt het kwartje.. Pat, ben er ook echt blij mee. Eindelijk valt het kwartje..

]]> By: Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367926 Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:12:07 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367926 I'm calling you in September 2009! If you are right we will buy you a bottle of champagne. Except that we won't be able to afford the bottle... ;-) I’m calling you in September 2009! If you are right we will buy you a bottle of champagne. Except that we won’t be able to afford the bottle… ;-)

]]> By: Joop http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367925 Joop Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:28:50 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367925 @David Petherick, thanks! As always, you manage to rephrase my words in clear sense! @Drivingsouth I realized yesterday... Maybe this whole financial scam is a trick of the bush registration to push the amero through? http://tinyurl.com/4b9mrg @David Petherick, thanks! As always, you manage to rephrase my words in clear sense!

@Drivingsouth I realized yesterday… Maybe this whole financial scam is a trick of the bush registration to push the amero through? http://tinyurl.com/4b9mrg

]]> By: Drivingsouth http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/30/what-the-financial-crisis-means-for-us-the-web-industry/#comment-367924 Drivingsouth Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:35:45 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=4866#comment-367924 Recession... or not! :) My predictions are simple: - Stock markets will stop falling in 1/2 months - VC investment will be watching (and investing moderately) until the end of Q1 2009 - 0 growth will be seen in Europe for 1-1.5 years. - Europe realizes that the weakening Euro will not affect exports This will be over in a couple of months: in fact, after the coming quarterly results (until the end of october/beginning of november) nothing special will happen in the stock markets: even so, people will just "wait to see" until the beginning of 2009. Europe in particular will not fall as expected since we will realize that we are less dependent on the US economy than before. The strong Euro has not stopped European exports growth in the recent years: This will help us to sustain or increasing independence (lower growth and exports but nothing more than a small correction), specially now with the strengthening of the dollar. 0 growth will be seen in some European countries. Germany and the neighbor markets like Denmark for instance are facing that. This will happen for 1-1.5 years, but i would call it correction more than recession. If you are a VC or entrepeneur, now it is not a good time to ask money to investors. There is no much money available until the end of Q1 2009 but the declines observed in VC investment in the previous months will be enough and investment rates will stabilize. Early stage may see little/no difference in my opinion. I once heard that a correction is when your neighbor knows someone that lost a job and recession is when THE neighbor lost it... AND YOU lost yours as well. soooo..... That's what my crystal ball says, anyway :) I'll get back in 2009 to check if i was right :) PS: If you are wonder to start a small startup and you can do it with your own funding for an year, start now. you'll manage your steps better and when this is over you'll be ready :) Recession… or not! :)

My predictions are simple:
– Stock markets will stop falling in 1/2 months
– VC investment will be watching (and investing moderately) until the end of Q1 2009
– 0 growth will be seen in Europe for 1-1.5 years.
– Europe realizes that the weakening Euro will not affect exports

This will be over in a couple of months: in fact, after the coming quarterly results (until the end of october/beginning of november) nothing special will happen in the stock markets: even so, people will just “wait to see” until the beginning of 2009.

Europe in particular will not fall as expected since we will realize that we are less dependent on the US economy than before. The strong Euro has not stopped European exports growth in the recent years: This will help us to sustain or increasing independence (lower growth and exports but nothing more than a small correction), specially now with the strengthening of the dollar.

0 growth will be seen in some European countries. Germany and the neighbor markets like Denmark for instance are facing that. This will happen for 1-1.5 years, but i would call it correction more than recession.

If you are a VC or entrepeneur, now it is not a good time to ask money to investors. There is no much money available until the end of Q1 2009 but the declines observed in VC investment in the previous months will be enough and investment rates will stabilize. Early stage may see little/no difference in my opinion.

I once heard that a correction is when your neighbor knows someone that lost a job and recession is when THE neighbor lost it… AND YOU lost yours as well. soooo…..

That’s what my crystal ball says, anyway :) I’ll get back in 2009 to check if i was right :)

PS: If you are wonder to start a small startup and you can do it with your own funding for an year, start now. you’ll manage your steps better and when this is over you’ll be ready :)

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