How Friendster Lost Chance for a Jackpot
Filed in archive Soc Network Sites by Mark Brooks on October 16, 2006
Mark Brooks: I was fortunate enough to be one of Jonathan's group of friends that he called on to help him with Friendster in 2003. Kicking Jonathan out, big mistake. He was overwhelmed with it's growth, and he wasn't as smooth as an Alexa 100 internet CEO might be, but he knew every nuance
of Friendster and why it was successful. Some parallel's can be drawn with the success of Markus Frind of PlentyofFish. I talk with Markus every few days now, and every time we talk he's received more calls from VC's wanting to invest. But, he refuses to accept funding or grow his team beyond a one man band. Some would argue he should grow it into a company worth hundred of millions. He would argue...he is...his way. It's the antithesis of the approach Jonathan took. I'm sure he'd be inspired by itPermalink: How Friendster Lost Chance for a Jackpot
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