Comments on: The Gold Digger’s Pants http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/ Entrepreneurship in Singapore (Asia) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:31:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: » Can Web 2.0 companies make money in Asia?Singapore Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurship in Singapore http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-571 » Can Web 2.0 companies make money in Asia?Singapore Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurship in Singapore Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:50:14 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/singapore-entrepreneurs/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/#comment-571 [...] Lack of Innovators in Asia: Yes, there is a gold rush generated by web 2.0. If you remember Darius’ earlier piece on trend setters and followers, you will know that the real entrepreneurs are not the trend followers but the trend setters. Instead of joining everyone on the gold rush on the web 2.0 movement, we can sell the “pants” to the gold diggers, in the form of developing new innovations that can help to transmit data faster and efficient. [...] [...] Lack of Innovators in Asia: Yes, there is a gold rush generated by web 2.0. If you remember Darius’ earlier piece on trend setters and followers, you will know that the real entrepreneurs are not the trend followers but the trend setters. Instead of joining everyone on the gold rush on the web 2.0 movement, we can sell the “pants” to the gold diggers, in the form of developing new innovations that can help to transmit data faster and efficient. [...]

]]> By: iBjorn » Blog Archive » NUS Overseas Colleges Silicon Valley Alumni Wins 7th Startup@Singapore http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-316 iBjorn » Blog Archive » NUS Overseas Colleges Silicon Valley Alumni Wins 7th Startup@Singapore Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:55:42 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/singapore-entrepreneurs/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/#comment-316 [...] Check out Darius's article on entrepreneurship: The GoldDigger's Pants at SGEntrepreneurs.com , Singapore's leading resource blog-portal for entrepreneurs.  [...] [...] Check out Darius's article on entrepreneurship: The GoldDigger's Pants at SGEntrepreneurs.com , Singapore's leading resource blog-portal for entrepreneurs.  [...]

]]> By: WeiChang http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-315 WeiChang Thu, 08 Jun 2006 07:35:33 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/singapore-entrepreneurs/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/#comment-315 That’s a nice illustration of using creativity and innovation to make money. I think Singaporeans should learn from this because really, most of us are crowd followers. That’s a nice illustration of using creativity and innovation to make money. I think Singaporeans should learn from this because really, most of us are crowd followers.

]]> By: Cantus http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Cantus Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:35:54 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/singapore-entrepreneurs/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/#comment-311 Darius, Loved your narrative. It was a very enjoyable read. 'Anyone who interned at McKinsey or is remotely related to Stanford could raise a couple of million to sell dog food online.' -its nice to know that even savvy business people fall just as hard as ordinary people for vaudeville tricks and Hollywood dreams. and this too: 'It’s like fighting with 3000 gladiators in a dark room while the nine-headed Hydra wait and watch to see who to devour.' -I don’t think I’ve heard anyone put the reality of IT markets more aptly. Though suggest MICROsoft change its name to MACROsoft to better reflect reality! hope to see you publish again Darius,

Loved your narrative. It was a very enjoyable read.

‘Anyone who interned at McKinsey or is remotely related to Stanford could raise a couple of million to sell dog food online.’

-its nice to know that even savvy business people fall just as hard as ordinary people for vaudeville tricks and Hollywood dreams.

and this too: ‘It’s like fighting with 3000 gladiators in a dark room while the nine-headed Hydra wait and watch to see who to devour.’

-I don’t think I’ve heard anyone put the reality of IT markets more aptly. Though suggest MICROsoft change its name to MACROsoft to better reflect reality!

hope to see you publish again

]]> By: BL http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-310 BL Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:04:10 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/singapore-entrepreneurs/2006/06/08/the-gold-diggers-pants/#comment-310 Darius, This is a beautifully written piece about greed and hypes in business. I liked your use of history to illustrate this point. If I may, I will also recommend a book to all who read this, known as "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Maddness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay, which offers similar lessons. Btw, that book I recommend is now on the bookshelf of every Goldman-Sachs branch. Darius,

This is a beautifully written piece about greed and hypes in business. I liked your use of history to illustrate this point. If I may, I will also recommend a book to all who read this, known as “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Maddness of Crowds” by Charles Mackay, which offers similar lessons. Btw, that book I recommend is now on the bookshelf of every Goldman-Sachs branch.

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