"Look, we understand why people would want to invest in Chatroulette: It’s hot, it’s fast-growing and..."
posted by Rick Webb 
on March 06, 2010 at 09:37 PM
Rick Webb
Co-founder, COO : New York
topics: Social Networking and Community, Barbarian History, Barbarian Style Guide, User Interface, and Installations
“p. Look, we understand why people would want to invest in Chatroulette: It’s hot, it’s fast-growing and it’s taken the web by storm. However, as we argued in an article earlier today, we believe that Chatroulette is unlikely to be the next Twitter — its primary functions are novelty and shock factor, not utility.
Unless Mr. Ternovskiy has a plan to turn the site into a legitimate business (with the male genitalia completely removed), we have a tough time seeing Chatroulette as a smart investment.
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- _p. Ben Parr: Major Facebook Investor Hopes to Score with Chatroulette
I agree with Ben. Unless there’s something about the underlying technology that powers ChatRoulette that could be worthwhile to a future buyer or new products, investing in this company is like investing in a Chia pet manufacturer.
(via caro )
Ted says: Smart move, I think Chatroulette is already past it’s half-life.
(via tedr )p. Man. What a weird world. We invent a system for anyone to randomly meet and talk to anyone else, anywhere in the world. Like in some futuristic sci fi world. And two months later, it’s basically useless.
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