August 21, 2006

Dare Obasanjo is right : Kiko was a feature, not a full-fledged online destination let alone a viable business.

Paul Graham gives them an encouraging pat on the back. In a sense he says plan to throw one away, you will anyway.

Update : Umair Haque :
PS - No, despite what Paul Graham tells you, the moral of this story isn't about Google economies of scoping Kiko to death. It's that Kiko's innovation wasn't revolutionary or challenging enough.

1 comment:

chad said...

I'm sure I'm not the only one who remembers When.com. those guys sold a web based calendar to AOL for $400M back in like 99. I guess life is all about timing...