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Who are the darling children startups these days? · 03/03/2009

I was wondering, where have all the fanboys/girls gone? Startups like Flickr, Del.icio.us, and Basecamp got nothing but love when they were young. These days Twitter is the hot topic, but more among the mainstream than the early-adopter community; they’re 3 years old now.

I haven’t seen as much buzz from early adopter enthusiasts around any single startup lately, and I’m wondering: is it because there’s nothing hot? Or is there nothing that’s hitting a large enough number people at a common intersection (like Flickr did with photos)? Or am I just more out of touch these days with my head buried in my own products?

Who do you think are the darling children startups these days?

What do you think?

Being a “fanboy” requires investment of your personal reputation. With that many failures around, I wouldn’t put mine on any startup.
First show me the customers, than I will be the fanboy.

— Apolinaras "Apollo" Sinkevicius · 03/03/2009 07:44 PM · #
I agree with Apolinaras that there is some part of your social capital you need to invest as a fanboy, but if it is an application you like and are passionate about – make the investment ahead of the crowd.

— Steven Groves · 03/04/2009 11:36 AM · #

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