Comments on: Is It Too Late To Get In? (Startup Conundrum) http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/20/is-it-too-late-to-get-in-startup-conundrum/ Adventures in Marketing Internet Startups Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:17:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike O'Connor http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/20/is-it-too-late-to-get-in-startup-conundrum/#comment-1026 Mike O'Connor Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:03:23 +0000 http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/20/is-it-too-late-to-get-in-startup-conundrum/#comment-1026 Hi Tyler, It's never too late -- but it's too late to repeat the approach that worked in the past. For example, I got a gaggle of great names for free in 1993 (bar.com, place.com, television.com, etc.). That approach worked great for me, but it won't work for you because the names are way expensive and your ROI will be crummy. Frank vacuumed up a bunch of names that were super undervalued (because he figured out that parked names could cashflow). That approach worked great for him, but it won't work now because domain names are priced to reflect that cashflow so again your ROI will be crummy. So you have to figure out the *next* thing to do with domains. Something that hasn't already been figured out, and factored into the domain price. Based on your insight, buy a bunch of domains really cheap, wait for the market to figure out what you already did. That will be the approach that will work great for you. Hi Tyler,

It’s never too late — but it’s too late to repeat the approach that worked in the past. For example, I got a gaggle of great names for free in 1993 (bar.com, place.com, television.com, etc.). That approach worked great for me, but it won’t work for you because the names are way expensive and your ROI will be crummy.

Frank vacuumed up a bunch of names that were super undervalued (because he figured out that parked names could cashflow). That approach worked great for him, but it won’t work now because domain names are priced to reflect that cashflow so again your ROI will be crummy.

So you have to figure out the *next* thing to do with domains. Something that hasn’t already been figured out, and factored into the domain price. Based on your insight, buy a bunch of domains really cheap, wait for the market to figure out what you already did. That will be the approach that will work great for you.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/20/is-it-too-late-to-get-in-startup-conundrum/#comment-525 Andrew Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:32:59 +0000 http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/20/is-it-too-late-to-get-in-startup-conundrum/#comment-525 Probably only too late for some who don't have the capital. Probably only too late for some who don’t have the capital.

]]> By: Dave P http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/20/is-it-too-late-to-get-in-startup-conundrum/#comment-514 Dave P Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:28:16 +0000 http://www.startuphustle.com/2007/12/20/is-it-too-late-to-get-in-startup-conundrum/#comment-514 Honestly, having read the article as well,I think you should just ask Mr. Shilling yourself. He'll probably give you an insightful answer. Honestly, having read the article as well,I think you should just ask Mr. Shilling yourself. He’ll probably give you an insightful answer.

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