12 March 2007
The Figures Behind The Top Web Apps
We had our panel today at SXSW and I think it went really well. Read/Write web has a good write-up (thanks guys).
Feel free to download the slides. There’s tons of interesting financial info.
Sorry for the short post, but I’m off to the bazillion parties tonight! :)
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Hal!
# March 13, 2007 - 5:20 am
This is one panel I would have really enjoyed. I hope to hear an mp3 of the panel via the SXSW podcast feed.
Enjoy the parties.
Ryan Carson
# March 13, 2007 - 7:02 am
Thanks Hal :)
Rob Mason
# March 13, 2007 - 8:58 am
Does the hat go everywhere you do? What’s it’s name and where did you get it?
Sam
# March 13, 2007 - 11:12 am
Thanks for the slides Ryan, couldn’t make it to this, also look forward to audio from the event.
Ryan Carson
# March 13, 2007 - 12:33 pm
My nifty little hat is from Venice. I love it! I’ve also got a Borsalino (which is more dressy).
No problem Sam :)
Greg
# March 13, 2007 - 1:43 pm
I guess I should ask them, but how on earth did Wasabe get away without paying a lawyer to at least advise on a site that deals with people’s vital personal finance info.?
Francis Wu
# March 13, 2007 - 2:52 pm
Nice slides Ryan. Very insightful. Keep’em coming!
Warren
# March 13, 2007 - 8:53 pm
You know i would have thought that they would have detailed earnings.
Bit of a cop out to go on a panel about figures and not give earnings.
Kudos to you Ryan for having a backbone and getting into the spirit of the thing.
Bret Terrill
# March 14, 2007 - 12:54 am
Ryan,
Thanks for posting your figures. It’s pretty rare that companies actually reveal their inner financial workings. It really helps out new entrepreneurs get a sense of the reality of running a web company, you know, like the fact that it costs money to maintain your service. You rock!
Rob
# March 14, 2007 - 4:07 am
I found a lot of the panels this year to be very hit and miss. Your panel was one of the best. You did an amazing job of keeping it moving forward. Thanks for the time that you clearly invested in your panel.
Ryan Carson
# March 14, 2007 - 5:42 am
Thanks Rob! Gill (my wife) did a lot of the hard work to help me prepare :)
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Allen Stern
# March 17, 2007 - 2:23 am
No love for my recap?
http://www.centernetworks.com/sxsw-panel-the-figures-behind-the-top-web-apps
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