Comments on: One to Watch: Tvinci http://newteevee.com/2009/01/02/one-to-watch-tvinci/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Funding for Video Platforms: Tvinci, Whistlebox « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2009/01/02/one-to-watch-tvinci/#comment-254051 Funding for Video Platforms: Tvinci, Whistlebox « NewTeeVee Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:02:06 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=15241#comment-254051 <p>[...] Keidan Capital Group Monday. This is actually only $600,000 in new investment since last time we reported on the Tel Aviv-based video platform company, mid-funding raise, in January. At the time, we called it [...]</p> [...] Keidan Capital Group Monday. This is actually only $600,000 in new investment since last time we reported on the Tel Aviv-based video platform company, mid-funding raise, in January. At the time, we called it [...]

]]> By: josh W. http://newteevee.com/2009/01/02/one-to-watch-tvinci/#comment-251794 josh W. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:57:57 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=15241#comment-251794 <p>loved it!</p> loved it!

]]> By: Rooster Cogburn http://newteevee.com/2009/01/02/one-to-watch-tvinci/#comment-251789 Rooster Cogburn Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:12:18 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=15241#comment-251789 <p>Are you quite certain this is not a shell company for the founder? Just asking.</p> Are you quite certain this is not a shell company for the founder?
Just asking.

]]> By: James Gardiner http://newteevee.com/2009/01/02/one-to-watch-tvinci/#comment-251787 James Gardiner Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:37:51 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=15241#comment-251787 <p>This story is a good example of why the VC environment in the US is really muddied up the waters. This company is making deals that make business sense. The simply truth is they HAVE TO, if they want to survive. While in the US, making money with a REAL business that can support itself is simply not possible. Your up against VC supported companies and the FREE mentality in which every free loading users is questionably worth (X) dollars when you sell out. What a moronic sense of reality. But it appears to be the Go in the US.</p> <p>This company has a market to itself that does not have US sites with VC supported business as competetors. Ie they are in languages the US do not want or have any traction in.</p> <p>But at the end of the day, what does this say about all the VC supported.. "We will figure out a profitable business model later", type business. Especially in this more realistic climent the economic crisis will bring?</p> <p>James</p> This story is a good example of why the VC environment in the US is really muddied up the waters.
This company is making deals that make business sense. The simply truth is they HAVE TO, if they want to survive.
While in the US, making money with a REAL business that can support itself is simply not possible.
Your up against VC supported companies and the FREE mentality in which every free loading users is questionably worth (X) dollars when you sell out.
What a moronic sense of reality. But it appears to be the Go in the US.

This company has a market to itself that does not have US sites with VC supported business as competetors. Ie they are in languages the US do not want or have any traction in.

But at the end of the day, what does this say about all the VC supported.. “We will figure out a profitable business model later”, type business. Especially in this more realistic climent the economic crisis will bring?

James

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