Do start-ups require ruthlessness?

What would you do to improve the chances of your business succeeding? Greg Linden explores that thought and wonders if he’s cut out for the start-up life.

Does doing a start-up require spamming, porn, or pirated material … things that Greg points out were critical in the growth of Facebook, MySpace, BitTorrent, HotOrNot, YouTube, and Kazaa/Skype? Obviously, it’s something that can result in increased use and viral growth.

One thing I can say, looking at all those start-up company names, it IS clear that InTerCapS have an huge positive correlation with cool, hip, and profitable new start-ups.

[tags] start-up, entrepreneur, web2.0, john koetsier [/tags]