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Apr 9, 2008

Shout out to Clifford White

I do not think I’ve ever written the words “shout out”… or even said that, but I want to give credit to Clifford White, RentWiki’s proud lead developer, for building RentWiki.com almost all by himself. He put in a great deal of hard work and we had many nights with little or no sleep. Incredible job Cliff.

I feel like a mother after his son gets nominated for the Who’s Who National Award.

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  • Good post, Eric. Some interesting insight here. Obviously, there's no sense in concerning yourself with another person's venture more than yours, but one should clearly be aware of the landscape. Taking the time to analyze it frequently is helpful in understanding what objective adjustments need to be made in order for you to best perform in a competitive environment.

    As far as the big guys in the networking space, Facebook has done a tremendous job of attracting users, but I'd love to know what their long term business model truly is. Banner ads are garbage and every attempt they've made to monetize their base has completely alienated a majority of it. Their valuation is simply a PR spin and they are going to have to seriously go back to the drawing board to build a business model, rather than simply touting an enormous base that has no interest in branded groups or banner ads. Advertisers will soon realize how poor the click-through rates are and seek a platform more like CollegeTonight which focuses on the "Line" brand ambassadorship ideology: Online, Offline and the Bottom Line...

    Zach
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I'm a twenty something entrepreneur living in San Francisco. I'm the founder of RentWiki.com, I've spoken at NMHC, AIM conference, Harvard Entrepreneurship Conference, and Multi-housing World, and was named one of BusinessWeek's Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25. I enjoy great design, all relevant and irrelevant technology, reading, and good people.