jordan willms on business, entrepreneurship, technology and the web

Unless you have been living under a very large rock, you are well aware of the financial turmoil that is ripping through financial markets and the housing sector in the US. It has been causing outrageous commodity prices, higher than normal market volatility, and a general 'bearish' attitude towards the worldwide economy.

So then, what are the effects of these jitters on the investment environment for investors that invest in web 2.0 related ventures?

For starters, many argue that the Tech IPO Window has Slammed Shut. That being said, I think entreprenuers are going to have to face some realities.

There is a good thread on LinkedIn about this, readable here:

http://www.linkedin.com/answers/financial-markets/equity-markets/MKT_EQU...

When one thinks of Pay Web Services these days, it is hard not to think of Jeff Bezos and his Amazon Web Services. In a nutshell, Amazon provides developers with access to a suite of web services, some pay and some complementary. It is my goal of this post, to analyze these various web services, and use them as a model to discuss Pay Web Services in general. Is it possible to create a reliable business based off of Web Services as a platform?