Yeah, many web startups get a lot of attention with initial coverage, and then fall into oblivion after a couple months. But, it ain’t over till it’s over, right?
Still, the folks over at TechCrunch have the habit of taking some random company they don’t particularly like and pronounce it dead, even when there’s no other indication (except an Alexa graph, and we all know how reliable those are) that the company is actually doing bad. Case in point: Pownce.
I’ve invented a new word for this practice: deadpoolbaiting! So, which company should we deadpoolbait next? I’m open to suggestions. Please form an orderly line with your declining Alexa graphs.
Arrington seems to have a hit and miss approach to deadpooling startups. Still no comment on the train crash, Omnidrive.
http://valleywag.com/tech/conflicts-of-interest/michael-arrington-sees-and-seeds-dead-startups-334912.php
Well, of course, you can’t always be right. But I think when you predict the death of a company you should have more info than an Alexa graph. Perhaps I’m wrong (;