Comments - Can we afford for startups to wind down? - The DAC Fan Club2024-03-28T09:01:37Zhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=3615811%3ABlogPost%3A904&xn_auth=noSean,
Agreed. Oasys is proba…tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-26:3615811:Comment:10012009-07-26T03:47:19.000ZSanjay Srivastavahttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SanjaySrivastava
Sean,<br />
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Agreed. Oasys is probably the most eagerly anticipated company of this DAC and certainly doesn't fit the investment categories in my blog. But at this stage it is unclear to at least me who provided the investment and with what expectation of return. In either bootstrapped or VC funded case, four or five development cycle pre-announcement is certainly unusual.
Sean,<br />
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Agreed. Oasys is probably the most eagerly anticipated company of this DAC and certainly doesn't fit the investment categories in my blog. But at this stage it is unclear to at least me who provided the investment and with what expectation of return. In either bootstrapped or VC funded case, four or five development cycle pre-announcement is certainly unusual. One data point for your talk…tag:ilovedac.ning.com,2009-07-25:3615811:Comment:9822009-07-25T22:15:43.000ZSean Murphyhttp://ilovedac.ning.com/profile/SeanMurphy
One data point for your talk is <a href="http://www.oasys-ds.com/" target="_blank">Oasys</a> which has built their product over the last four years with a combination of self-funding, angels, and early customers, but no Venture Capital. They don't fit into one of your three categories--to the extent that I understand them from your brief description--in that they aim to be a form/fit/function replacement for Design Compiler. They violate Gordon Bell's precept of "avoid attacking walled cities"…
One data point for your talk is <a href="http://www.oasys-ds.com/" target="_blank">Oasys</a> which has built their product over the last four years with a combination of self-funding, angels, and early customers, but no Venture Capital. They don't fit into one of your three categories--to the extent that I understand them from your brief description--in that they aim to be a form/fit/function replacement for Design Compiler. They violate Gordon Bell's precept of "avoid attacking walled cities" (avoid taking on an established competitor directly in their market) from "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/High-tech-Ventures-Guide-Entrepreneurial-Success/dp/0201563215" target="_blank">High Tech Ventures</a>" It sounds like it will be an interesting panel.