Angie's List: Doomed?(forbes.com)

9 pointsby aiurtouristvor 15 Jahren2 comments

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2011/11/23/angies-list-doomed/

3 comments

"Angie’s List began trading this week with a market cap of $800 million. Personally, I find this hard to believe and unsustainable... My opinion is driven by a conviction that Angie’s List is built on an antiquated business model."

Indeed. Requiring me to pay $35 or whatever just to have a bunch of contractors call me and haggle over the phone isn't useful.

I much prefer Redbeacon's approach: Download the iPhone app, take a few pictures, and let the providers send you concrete prices.

jonheartyvor 15 Jahren

Lists are dead, Angie's is a dinosaur, Redbeacon is giving the power to the people.

patmacc30vor 15 Jahren

IPO one week. Dead the next. So much for Angieslist.