<![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan]]> " a boat in search of an ocean"

I think you've summed up over 50% of the websites launched in the last 2 years. Web 2.0 baby!

hcgaines

]]> <![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan]]> Mahalo Bankruptcy!?
There seems to be a set of camps, those that want to see Calacanis succeed and those that are desperately seeking his failure. Um, how about some real discussions on the strengths and weaknesses of the site? So, is Mahalo weak? Yes, it is. But it isn't 'dying'. I'm actually bullish on Mahalo. Even though a casual search on the site turned up no entries for "Monte Carlo" or "John Law", except those supplied from "our friends at Google" (Understandable...but a bit of a gyp). The entries for "Alexander Hamilton" were great but for "Ween", it was a little thin.
So, give JC a break. He seems to have built a boat in search of an ocean. The way we have all seen the internet landscape shift over the years, Mahalo may prove to be the "fat part of the tail grabber" for which it was designed...

jgonzz

]]> <![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan]]> Mahalo is "flailing"? How about failing instead?! look at their traffic: [traffic.alexa.com]

It's going downward.

Figaro

]]> <![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan]]> Nope, no Facebook Bankruptcy for me yet. We haven't done any apps or marketing campaigns on their website to date.

hcgaines

]]> <![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan]]> Calacanis doesn't care what you say about him or his ventures, only that you say it. "Please, talk about me."

He doesn't care about any answer that he gets through LinkedIn. He's more likely using it to get the word "Mahalo" in front of all of his "3rd degree" connections.

sinical

]]> <![CDATA[Mahalo needs free help with its business plan]]> I said this same thing when I was on CalacanisCast - the continual seeking of free advice makes him look like he has no idea how to be a CEO and lead. What would a VC who is funding a company think if their CEO has no idea what to do with the company? I think it's a poor move for Jason. He should hire consultants and protect the image. I would say the same to anyone, not just him.

I wonder if the "how-to" page idea came from linkedin discussion :)

centernetworks

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