| > Hindsight is 20/20 IMHO that's somewhat dismissive. I, for one, was pessimistic on the outcome of Color ever since I heard of it and I don't think I was alone and I"m sure I'm not particularly prophetic. While your list of things are all good things to have (from an investor's point of view), at some point it doesn't add up and it just smells bad. Startups that make a big splash with little substance getting lots of attention at SXSW, lots of press on TC, etc tend to burn out rapidly. Compare this to the likes of SpaceX (which, at this point, may well be one of the most important companies of the 21st century), Square (massive potential), Pinterest (despite the buzz dying down here I still think this one may well have legs), Instagram (which had a massive userbase), etc. The things you listed come largely down to social proof. I get that they're important and why investors don't focus too much on the idea, given the likelihood of a pivot, but that doesn't mean you can look solely at social proof. EDIT: to clarify, SXSW was an example of startups making a big splash, not specifically Color. |