My God even lawyers are doing it
Trying to figure out what to read in the blogosphere or who to follow in the twitterverse (not to say anything of all the other spheres and verses) who to friend and who to link in with has become like trying to find some place to put the snow in Boston.
There is just too much out there – snow and blogs.
Finally, here is something that actually might be helpful. Larry Cheng has published his 2011 directory of top VC blogs. Here is the link. His directory lists 149 VC, seed etc. blogs. The top ones are ranked by number of monthly uniques in Q4. Thank you Larry.
But, who is really going to read all those blogs? No one.
This kind of crowding happens just before a shakeout. We are in the bubble before the burst. Think .com in 1999 or tulips in 1624. Whatever all these VCs think they are getting from all the blogging, the returns will not be there for almost all of them.
Here are two predictions:
- Many will soon stop blogging (and by soon I mean 24 months).
- Some will find nitches in industry or other verticles.
Blogging is on the verge of becoming a mature industry with a relatively small number of established players who express the mainstream opinions for the Venture industry, and they will be enough. Blogging will soon be old and stodgy – my god even lawyers are doing it. The wave of accountant bloggers can’t be too far behind.
Comments (1)
Read through and enter the discussion by using the form at the endJohn R. Sedivy - February 3, 2011 9:19 AM
Hi Dave - Thanks for the list of top VC blogs - I wasn't aware it existed. Concerning blogging, I agree to some extent. I have seen many a person (and company) get excited about the idea of blogging, start off strong and then fizzle - within months, weeks, and even days!
I agree that the field is maturing, however I think there will always be room for some niche blogs, even within the VC community - one size, or voice will not likely fit all. I am thinking a long tail distribution of blogs.