The Anti-Facebook

by Sam on May 5, 2008

We recently met with a well-known VC who offered the following observation (I am paraphrasing):

At its core, Facebook is pure entertainment.

It helps people waste time and feel important – and that’s good. However, we believe that there is an opportunity for a company that does the exact opposite of Facebook. Instead of helping a community of people waste time and be entertained, this service would help them get work done and accomplish productive things. The potential market is enormous.

This is exactly the vision we have for my company, Workstreamer.

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  • http://www.popoyunlar.com kraloyun

    Good news

    Thank you for the informations.

  • http://www.leveragingideas.com Sam Huleatt

    You're most welcome

  • http://www.mindfood.com/at-facebook-social-network-employer-profile-site.seo new facebook is ok

    I think its called a salary. That tends to be the only motivation anyone has to work. Oh also, he states he'd like to do the opposite of 'entertain' and 'waste time and make them feel important'…

    This would basically mean he wants to bore people and make them feel small, while working them like dogs. Sounds a bit stalinist.

  • http://www.mindfood.com/at-facebook-social-network-employer-profile-site.seo new facebook is ok

    I think its called a salary. That tends to be the only motivation anyone has to work. Oh also, he states he'd like to do the opposite of 'entertain' and 'waste time and make them feel important'…

    This would basically mean he wants to bore people and make them feel small, while working them like dogs. Sounds a bit stalinist.