A great analysis, mislabeled as a rant. I don’t even consider it opinionated. It’s based on a great intuition for what works in this space, experience, the ability to see through all the present data, and written very well. I don’t mean to fawn, I just get upset when folks think strong statements mean a rant. 😛 to you.
Of course, it warmed my heart when Russ spoke of the dearth of mobile products (below). I can always count on Russ for highlighting this. Unfortunately, most of the folks who commented on mobility are mentally restricting themselves. I’ve met a ton of people, and mobility, while hard in many ways, is bubbling healthily. We just need more.
I highly recommend you read this and all the comments (link below). Great discussion.
He also posted a follow on article (link in my next post) on basic business principles. Go read that, too. Both have given me a different perspective and some things to think about.
Link: Russell Beattie Notebook � Where’s The Ambition?.
And finally, where is the goddamn mobility? This is what most depresses me most about these new sites. Not being able to use my mobile to sign up and use any new site or service that’s launched now is completely inexcusable. I don’t care what you’re doing, you’re wasting your time and the 20 seconds I spent even checking out your site. The future is so obviously in mobiles, why the hell are so many startups still screwing around on the desktop? Morons.
