Next Internet: a new, local Net incubator
"Next Internet creates, builds and operates Internet businesses. Most of our companies are based on ideas we generate internally, although from time to time we consider ideas brought to us by other entrepreneurs or acquire interests in existing Internet companies."
So says this web site we stumbled across last night. The Silicon Valley company says it's in stealth, but plans "to build 15 Internet companies in the next 36 months.''
"Next Internet will work with entrepreneurs, side by side, to locally optimize the current opportunity - your work, your blood, your sweat."
The "well-funded'' company says it is incubating "a next generation Internet Ad Network'' and is hiring execs.
http://www.siliconbeat.com/cgi-bin/mt331/mt-tb.cgi/1197
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Next Internet Steals Flock's Website Design
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Absolutely great business idea. Never seen before. I'll do the same and send my B-plan to some Investors, heehee... :-)) it's so killingly funny. Regards from good old Germany.
Enrico on March 8, 2006 11:09 AMComment link
Doesn't this signify the beginning of the end? Again...
Jordan on March 8, 2006 2:40 PMComment link
You should look into this, Michael. If you have ever met the man behind this, Ken Chan I believe, you would know it is worth the time. Definitely has the aura of Bill Gross and some very real world experience growing these niche businesses successfully.
DL on March 8, 2006 3:39 PMComment link
Job openings-- two technical, six non-technical? *Bubble* cough *bubble* woooo...
Jeff on March 8, 2006 6:51 PMComment link
Damn these guys are lame. They stole Flock's entire user interface AND code:
http://businesslogs.com/reputation/next_internet_steals_flocks_website_design.php
Super lame.
Mike Rundle on March 8, 2006 7:16 PMComment link
I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the concept. An incubator is the perfect home for many of these web-based "2.0", Ajaxian services which may have some decent value but don't make sense as standalone companies.
Jeff, I think the point is that the incubator provides all the non-technical support and overhead.
pwb on March 8, 2006 8:42 PMComment link
Who needs the VC's to make all the money when entrepreneurs do all of the work? I think their model makes sense.
Daniel Puder on March 8, 2006 9:19 PMComment link
They're not really a VC/incubator. They "own" the companies and everyone who works there are simply employees sharing in a small stock option pool.
SR on June 14, 2006 11:29 AMComment link
