Santa + His Lambo Spyder
It's funny, not ha-ha, just funny as in sorta naff, that bloggers and podcasters have these Amazon Wishlists and committed fans can buy the chosen content creator's favourite DVD, or even a bed, for them. It's part of the wheels of the User Generated Content economy though and for some, every bit counts ! (just as when u work in the media planning section of an ad agency that salaries may be low, but entertainment and gifts can be high)
But there won't be a Gallardo Spyder under the XMAS tree, but there may be 10 or 20 of these babies that come into Australia when released (and prob retail for $450K/$300K US what a joke currency comparison wise - at least twice US price) - and maybe in a few years, with some depreciation you will be able to buy one for $300K used. The V10 would be fun. It's also why marketers use the term "Aspirational" - As in, you'll never have it. Keep your hands off.
Top Gear : "Our Lamborghini has been disparagingly described as a 'footballer's car', but this is to do it a disservice. Sitting soaking on the garage floor, it rekindles memories of the original Countach, before it was polluted by wings and scoops. It's a refreshingly pure design that works well from every angle, hood up or down."
Reading Fred's post again on Web 2.0, it is an interesting thesis - that being $20m of funding is required for a successful (global) Web 2.0 business to get scale : Which is the same amount as Web 1.0 (just that costs are less earlier on in 2.0) Now not every business will need $20m, but it does indicate that successful businesses will likely need more than $100k Joe Krause is quoted on.
The costs drivers Fred mentions include scaling a service requires 20+ staff (half engineering, sales), distributed tech infrastructure and marketing budget - once you outgrow adsense and open source ! An example of such a business (that is relatively mature is Linkedin, while a newer one - that could potentially be argued is spending ahead of the revenue curve is Podshow)
Anyway, Santa won't be bringing us a Lamborghini this year, but there will be one depreciating somewhere that one day becomes a target. "With the roof down, the sonorous cry of the 520bhp, 5.0-litre V10 is much more accessible. I slot-shift to second and give it the beans. The Gallardo scoops itself up and flings itself at the horizon. The pub-bore stats - 0-60mph takes just 4.3secs and a top whack of 195mph - tell only part of the tale. The throttle response is angry and immediate and the manual 'box hops from cog-to-cog with a metallic ping that's hugely emotive."
But there won't be a Gallardo Spyder under the XMAS tree, but there may be 10 or 20 of these babies that come into Australia when released (and prob retail for $450K/$300K US what a joke currency comparison wise - at least twice US price) - and maybe in a few years, with some depreciation you will be able to buy one for $300K used. The V10 would be fun. It's also why marketers use the term "Aspirational" - As in, you'll never have it. Keep your hands off.
Top Gear : "Our Lamborghini has been disparagingly described as a 'footballer's car', but this is to do it a disservice. Sitting soaking on the garage floor, it rekindles memories of the original Countach, before it was polluted by wings and scoops. It's a refreshingly pure design that works well from every angle, hood up or down."
Reading Fred's post again on Web 2.0, it is an interesting thesis - that being $20m of funding is required for a successful (global) Web 2.0 business to get scale : Which is the same amount as Web 1.0 (just that costs are less earlier on in 2.0) Now not every business will need $20m, but it does indicate that successful businesses will likely need more than $100k Joe Krause is quoted on.
The costs drivers Fred mentions include scaling a service requires 20+ staff (half engineering, sales), distributed tech infrastructure and marketing budget - once you outgrow adsense and open source ! An example of such a business (that is relatively mature is Linkedin, while a newer one - that could potentially be argued is spending ahead of the revenue curve is Podshow)
Anyway, Santa won't be bringing us a Lamborghini this year, but there will be one depreciating somewhere that one day becomes a target. "With the roof down, the sonorous cry of the 520bhp, 5.0-litre V10 is much more accessible. I slot-shift to second and give it the beans. The Gallardo scoops itself up and flings itself at the horizon. The pub-bore stats - 0-60mph takes just 4.3secs and a top whack of 195mph - tell only part of the tale. The throttle response is angry and immediate and the manual 'box hops from cog-to-cog with a metallic ping that's hugely emotive."
posted by redbarren at 10:52 AM
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