May 02, 2014

The (short) Life and Death of an Internet Startup

This is an interesting story about someone's "next great idea" and how it may or may not actually amount to anything.

How I Killed A Startup In 4 Hours (And Why I Don’t Regret It)

Having lived through the first Internet "bubble" and watching it collapse, I wonder where we're heading now in 2014.  There's a new culture developing in the nether we call the Internet and a younger generation is flourishing (Millennials vs. GenX). 

Other observations in general:
  • The use of the "F" word has become ubiquitous, even in business presentations
  • Video gaming culture now has become entrenched and the new "elevator music" will soon be theme songs from Zelda and Super Mario
  • Almost every daily task is becoming "gamified"
  • Cell phones aren't really telephones anymore, they're really micro-computers that you can sometimes talk to someone with
  • People rarely "talk" to each other anymore, it's a text or a tweet
Yeah, I'm getting old.