Disqus - Latest Comments for Farhan Lalji

Re: One Way Open Is Not Enough

Farhan Lalji — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:26:05 -0000

It's what people do with the data that will be interesting. So now that the feeds are out let's see the widget's that take this one step further - i.e. integrate with blogs, push to mobile etc. My guess is that F'book has dipped it's toe in and will open up other elements once this trial goes smoothly.

Am I the only one who's concerned with the fact that people can see my friends posted items and all my friends status updates simply by knowing me?

Re: The FPhone

Farhan Lalji — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:44:16 -0000

Sounds like the ideal. Its a connection device, not just a voice device.

By the way, someone's just unlocked the IPhone:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070824/ap_on_hi_te...

Re: Tough Times Ahead For The Web?

Farhan Lalji — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:50:14 -0000

I think there are two economic challenges here. A macro challenge with the whole global economy - the iffy mortgages and the sale of debt all over the place and the presidential election are the inputs here. The second is a micro challenge within technology, which is more of a correction rather then a downturn. It happens in every industry, cycles, supply and demand balance out and the world is put right. The good will rise to the top of the economic cup, the bad will sink and we'll all just get on with things.

Re: Win a ticket to idesign 08 - Paul Walsh, the Irish Opportunist

Farhan Lalji — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:53:35 -0000

Design and the south bank two of my favourite things.

Farhan.

Re: Indie labels to sell music on MySpace

Farhan Lalji — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:53:13 -0000

But are the two audiences the same? I.e. are the people looking for the long tail of music the same people who are using myspace? My guess is no. Will be interesting to see how it pans out though.

Re: HMV is one of the most shorted stocks in history

Farhan Lalji — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:34:53 -0000

Think the brains behind HMV wish they had taken Permira off now? It's a shame, they have one of the strongest brands if only they had moved online sooner and stronger.

Re: Free ad-supported music coming closer to reality

Farhan Lalji — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:31:57 -0000

Hope you're right about the free model we see, but instinct tells me to believe it when I see it.

By the way, thought the FT had instituted a 30 articles for free model, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/business/medi...

Re: Authenticity, respect and the changing nature of business

Farhan Lalji — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:15:53 -0000

New 2x2 matrix of authenticity and value, people who meet both will be the real winners.

Re: Twitter has 1+ million total users

Farhan Lalji — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:28:38 -0000

Nic, what would you consider a reasonable valuation/investment in Twitter at these numbers?

Re: Are serial entrepreneurs any better than first time entrepreneurs?

Farhan Lalji — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:10:01 -0000

What about entrepreneurs who failed the first time around? Aren't these more likely to have learned some lessons and might be due for a winner? All things being equal of course, if it's a bad idea and a bad leader does it matter?

Re: Are serial entrepreneurs any better than first time entrepreneurs?

Farhan Lalji — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:13:04 -0000

sorry, missed a vital part in my comment, what about the quality of the plan/idea with the entrepreneurs who failed the first time. You can't control for that in a study, can you?

Re: Free is the only business model for online news

Farhan Lalji — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:12:50 -0000

Interesting, wondering if the increase in traffic and ad income would offset the income from the subscribers (no matter how minimal the number of subscribers is). Would be interesting to see the wsj subs numbers and compare.

Re: 10 Reasons why Twitter is for you and FriendFeed is not

Farhan Lalji — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:30:15 -0000

Think a lot of it is the simplicity of twitter. It's just easy to set up and add users and follow people. Friendfeed might not be that much more work, but it looks like it.

Re: Back to basics

Farhan Lalji — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:59:42 -0000

Nice. Welcome back to the world of blogging, looking forward to going through your posts.

You might want to use disqus or the like for commenting.

Re: European entrepreneurship and exits

Farhan Lalji — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:43:47 -0000

So why does the US out perform EU on $600M-$1B exits? Is it because the US VC industry is better at spotting these really big but not huge opportunities?

Re: UK's Kangaroo VOD Service Killed By Regulators; An Opportunity For Hulu?

Farhan Lalji — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:45:18 -0000

Funny that's not what the FT says: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2662a9a-f21f-11dd-96...

Re: UK's Kangaroo VOD Service Killed By Regulators; An Opportunity For Hulu?

Farhan Lalji — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:07:15 -0000

Wow. Unbelievably stupid move by the Competition commission if you ask me.