Comments on: The First Web 2.0 IPO Will Take Place In Europe http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-first-web-20-ipo-will-take-place-in-europe.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dean @ Sachi Studio Designs http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-first-web-20-ipo-will-take-place-in-europe.html#comment-1804 Dean @ Sachi Studio Designs Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:17:58 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=516#comment-1804 openBC was profitable within the 3rd month of operation. openBC/Xing has a very interesting and sustainable revenue model. I can't think of too many SNS for business people who don't rely on ad revenue. LinkedIN, Ryze and Ecademy all allow for ads on their site where as Xing is very adamant about the privacy issues for their members. I'm from the U.S and I am a proactive user of Xing and highly recommend it. It would be interesting to see if Xing can achieve market penetration in the U.S and give LinkedIN a run for their money :) I'm not sure how likely it will happen as Xing wants to focus on Asian and European markets for the time being. openBC was profitable within the 3rd month of operation. openBC/Xing has a very interesting and sustainable revenue model. I can’t think of too many SNS for business people who don’t rely on ad revenue. LinkedIN, Ryze and Ecademy all allow for ads on their site where as Xing is very adamant about the privacy issues for their members. I’m from the U.S and I am a proactive user of Xing and highly recommend it.

It would be interesting to see if Xing can achieve market penetration in the U.S and give LinkedIN a run for their money :) I’m not sure how likely it will happen as Xing wants to focus on Asian and European markets for the time being.

]]> By: Martin Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-first-web-20-ipo-will-take-place-in-europe.html#comment-1803 Martin Varsavsky Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:56:47 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=516#comment-1803 Konstantin, I was not aware of this. Congratulations! That proves that both are great platforms! Are you guys going public as well? What is your revenue run rate? Konstantin,

I was not aware of this. Congratulations! That proves that both are great platforms! Are you guys going public as well? What is your revenue run rate?

]]> By: Konstantin Guericke http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-first-web-20-ipo-will-take-place-in-europe.html#comment-1802 Konstantin Guericke Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:07:24 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=516#comment-1802 LinkedIn has already been profitable since March. Our subscribers pay an average of $300 per year, a testament to the value of LinkedIn. But we also earn revenue from job postings and advertising. Since we are not dependent on subscriptions, the free version on LinkedIn has full search capabilities and you can contact people in your network (up to three degrees) free of charge. LinkedIn has already been profitable since March. Our subscribers pay an average of $300 per year, a testament to the value of LinkedIn. But we also earn revenue from job postings and advertising. Since we are not dependent on subscriptions, the free version on LinkedIn has full search capabilities and you can contact people in your network (up to three degrees) free of charge.

]]> By: Dimitar Vesselinov http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-first-web-20-ipo-will-take-place-in-europe.html#comment-1801 Dimitar Vesselinov Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:02:30 +0000 http://192.168.1.2/en/?p=516#comment-1801 The first Web 2.0 IPO was in Japan. Mixi IPO day 2 review <a href="http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/mixi-ipo-day-2-review-and-my-latest-swipe-at-techcrunch/" rel="nofollow">http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/mixi-ipo-day-2-review-and-my-latest-swipe-at-techcrunch/</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixi" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixi</a> The first Web 2.0 IPO was in Japan.

Mixi IPO day 2 review
http://fukumimi.wordpress.com/2006/09/15/mixi-ipo-day-2-review-and-my-latest-swipe-at-techcrunch/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixi

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