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Global Or Die: Is There A Future For Local Startups?
techcrunch.com — When the commercial Internet emerged in the early nineties, the first startups were very local, addressing their local markets. None of them have survived. Startups have to think globally now, unless they want to just sell for cheap. Here is my advice to startups just starting to think about their product and target market...
MrBabyMan- 237 diggs
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- bullcutter, on 03/14/2008, -0/+2I'm never gonna digg you up, I'm jus gonna digg you down, but I'm gonna digg up everybody around you...
- tomwoo2, on 03/13/2008, -5/+1hahaha you talking only to legion of super-nerds and spammers, all other peoples already give up on digg
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- ventura7, on 03/14/2008, -2/+4You know this is legion spam when there are 187 diggs and only 4 comments (and not a single thoughtful one). I'll start.. um, yeah .. it's better to have your product/app in multiple languages. yay.
- moomza, on 03/14/2008, -0/+1exactly.
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- wild, on 03/14/2008, -1/+7Some people take Digg waaay too seriously...
- chip0wa, on 03/14/2008, -1/+1The internet is serious business.
- lkmbrd, on 03/14/2008, -0/+1Startup =/= Social Network Internet Web 2.0 Company
- thaistick, on 03/14/2008, -1/+3I'm pretty sure Mike Arrington at TechCrunch has MrBabyMan on Payroll. Subvert & profit, Baby!
- michaelfitz, on 03/14/2008, -1/+1Hmmm, Craigslist comes to mind as a clear refutation of that idea.
- h0ser, on 03/14/2008, -1/+1Local business will always be successful. There are things in local culture that big name companies can't compare with. Like local produce stores that have locally grown or butchered food. That kinda stuff is golden, esp when the foods are in season. Other industries like tourism thrive on local business. They might advertise globally, but they are all about local goods. Local wine, local weed, local food. Restaurants are a great example of local business thriving. It's not going anywhere soon.
Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be like Demolition Man where Taco Bell is the only franchise restaurant to survive, making all restaurants Taco Bell. There is no variety, no culture.
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