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Are they really failing? I can agree that many are spending too much time perfecting apps - but I haven't yet heard many stories of companies going belly up. Maybe others have?

I'm definitely expecting a pretty big fallout from all the funded startups of the past 3 years, but haven't yet seen evidence.

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The media and company never spin it as a failure, but what do you think all these small acqui-hires are?

+1.

Like the old chestnut about advertising-supported sites: "If you aren't the paying customer, you are the portfolio."

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