Comments on: Zlango- Benchmark and Accel’s latest deal [Updated] http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/ Technology & Venture Capital. Early stage venture capital news mixed with personal views and comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:08:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jason Ball http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-218 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:02:02 +0000 http://jasonball.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-218 Yes, it was relatively painful.

]]> By: George S. http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-217 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:03:01 +0000 http://jasonball.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-217 You must have gone through a lot of trouble trying to write “Me say zlango no worth 12 million money” in zlango language, instead of just typing it.

If so… then isn’t this a clear sign that this investment will fail ?

(thank god you also wrote the words under the icons so i could understand what you wanted to say!)

]]> By: ming666 http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-216 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:42:58 +0000 http://jasonball.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-216 have to say i don’t get it either. this is marginally interesting – even according to my three kids. its like second life – i am just waiting for the clown to pop out of the screen and reveal that all this has been a joke that i am not privy to.

Also if anyone has seen the fabulous Jean Shepard story/movie called, “A Christmas Story” you might remember that the 11 year old protaganist uses a decoder ring very much like this to decode a message from little orphan annie. the message ends up being “always drink your ovaltine” – Will that be the revenue model? pictographic coded adverts?

when do we get back to building killer systems!

]]> By: Jason Ball http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-215 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:23:20 +0000 http://jasonball.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-215 Useful, perhaps. Able to generate revenue, big question mark.

Even if they’re selling/licensing to operators, I can’t see the multi-million dollar revenue stream here.

Habbo hotel should have hit the $70 million mark last year. I’m guessing that Second Life is going to be behind that (b/c that’s a serious revenue stream), but revenue generating nonetheless. I’d be very surprised if zlango can produce those levels of revenue.

]]> By: ming666 http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-214 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:00:47 +0000 http://jasonball.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-214 lets not forget that benchmark invested in second life. arguably this is far more useful.

]]> By: Jason Ball http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-213 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:18:28 +0000 http://jasonball.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-213 No doubt about that. :-)

It’s the venture “economics” that has me scratching my head. Maybe I’ve been in Europe too long and have become a cynic…

]]> By: fukumimi http://jasonball.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-212 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:40:12 +0000 http://jasonball.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/zlango-benchmark-and-accels-latest-deal-updated/#comment-212 Face it Jason, you’re getting too old to understand the youth market. :-)

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