Comments on: Evolution of dot com in Singapore. What worked and what next? http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next Get to know Asia. The Singapore entrepreneurship scene. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:52:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ken http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-692 ken Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:22:31 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-692 Looking back, many companies <em>could</em> have survived if they held on. Many simply gave up or broke up. Some companies had actually pick up some of the old models and working are working on them now. How do I know? Because if I had ..... Looking back, many companies could have survived if they held on. Many simply gave up or broke up.

Some companies had actually pick up some of the old models and working are working on them now.

How do I know? Because if I had …..

]]> By: wonderdoggy http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-676 wonderdoggy Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:47:52 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-676 Hey Cobalt, yes the definition of success matters a lot and I wrote about this in a forum on funkygrad before. Here it is again reproduced. I was writing about my definition of success for myself. "Often for SMEs I think success is defined by the founding team. Personally, I define it as follows : 1) Product works and has a postitive impact on others. 2) Monetary rewards are higher than working for others based on your own qualification, skills set etc. Eg, so for IB, Consultant types, their business needs to make at least a couple of million to pay themselves at least 150-200K a year. Fresh graduate, maybe 50K good enough. 3) A constant learning process which is challenging and engaging. Other people will have different standards but I think one should not say that just because the company makes $X amount than it is not successful. It really depends on the personal goal(s) of the founder. " Hey Cobalt, yes the definition of success matters a lot and I wrote about this in a forum on funkygrad before. Here it is again reproduced. I was writing about my definition of success for myself.

“Often for SMEs I think success is defined by the founding team.

Personally, I define it as follows :
1) Product works and has a postitive impact on others.

2) Monetary rewards are higher than working for others based on your own qualification, skills set etc. Eg, so for IB, Consultant types, their business needs to make at least a couple of million to pay themselves at least 150-200K a year. Fresh graduate, maybe 50K good enough.

3) A constant learning process which is challenging and engaging.

Other people will have different standards but I think one should not say that just because the company makes $X amount than it is not successful. It really depends on the personal goal(s) of the founder.

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]]> By: Gwen http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Gwen Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:30:30 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-650 While we wait for Wonderdoggy's reply, my reading seems like a dot com that was born from scratch (not a spinoff that got some sort of financial or personnel backing from an established company), and who managed to evolve with the business climate to make decent bottomlines over the years. While the companies mentioned in the posts aren't say as successful as even Creative, no doubt good enough to survive. Cobalt, share with us which dot coms you were talking about in your first comment? While we wait for Wonderdoggy’s reply, my reading seems like a dot com that was born from scratch (not a spinoff that got some sort of financial or personnel backing from an established company), and who managed to evolve with the business climate to make decent bottomlines over the years. While the companies mentioned in the posts aren’t say as successful as even Creative, no doubt good enough to survive.

Cobalt, share with us which dot coms you were talking about in your first comment?

]]> By: Cobalt Paladin http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-637 Cobalt Paladin Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:38:34 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-637 Wonderdoggy, what's your definition of successful dot coms? Wonderdoggy, what’s your definition of successful dot coms?

]]> By: » Can Web 2.0 companies make money in Asia? - Singapore Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurship in Singapore http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-633 » Can Web 2.0 companies make money in Asia? - Singapore Entrepreneurs - Entrepreneurship in Singapore Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:16:05 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-633 [...] Follow ups to this one: [1] Justin Lee, “50 People who Matter and 10 who Don’t“. I have to say that it is a passionate response on my skeptical take. [2] Der Shing, “Evolution of dot com in Singapore. What worked and what next?“. [...] [...] Follow ups to this one: [1] Justin Lee, “50 People who Matter and 10 who Don’t“. I have to say that it is a passionate response on my skeptical take. [2] Der Shing, “Evolution of dot com in Singapore. What worked and what next?“. [...]

]]> By: wonderdoggy http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-621 wonderdoggy Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:33:03 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-621 Let me see... there is : StreetDirectory - Good model , branched into selling virtualmap software to govt and clients and made news suing people used their maps without licensing. I really cannot think of any others. Lets share and see if got any others. Let me see… there is :
StreetDirectory – Good model , branched into selling virtualmap software to govt and clients and made news suing people used their maps without licensing.

I really cannot think of any others. Lets share and see if got any others.

]]> By: wonderdoggy http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-620 wonderdoggy Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:28:00 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-620 Hey CobaltPaladin, share with me the other dot coms. I am very interested in the field. It would be good to see each business model and see if they diverge from the 2 groups (software vendor or niche media company) mentioned in my post. thanks! Hey CobaltPaladin, share with me the other dot coms. I am very interested in the field. It would be good to see each business model and see if they diverge from the 2 groups (software vendor or niche media company) mentioned in my post. thanks!

]]> By: Cobalt Paladin http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Cobalt Paladin Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:27:15 +0000 http://sgentrepreneurs.com/contributors-corner/2006/06/29/evolution-of-dot-com-in-singapore-what-worked-and-what-next/#comment-605 You missed out some pure dot com companies in Singapore that are successful. Many people may not know them as they didn't go the trailblazing way. They didn't raise money; they were self-funded. They didn't advertise like crazy because they were building a real business model and one-step-at-a-time. I know some of them. They are quietly successful. :) You missed out some pure dot com companies in Singapore that are successful. Many people may not know them as they didn’t go the trailblazing way. They didn’t raise money; they were self-funded. They didn’t advertise like crazy because they were building a real business model and one-step-at-a-time. I know some of them. They are quietly successful. :)

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