Comments on: 1 failed model leads to another, can we learn? http://johnwilker.com/2009/04/1-failed-model-leads-to-another-can-we-learn/ Books, Community, Entrepreneurship, Technology Sat, 19 May 2012 09:53:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2009/04/1-failed-model-leads-to-another-can-we-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 John Wilker Fri, 08 May 2009 19:37:35 +0000 http://johnwilker.com/?p=792#comment-1743 I definitely think there's enough blame to go around. I think the investors are to blame for not being savvy or smart enough to realize, taking the same model and trying again (essentially, minus the printing press) was a bad idea. The staff get's plenty of blame for not accepting the reality that it's 2009 and print journalism has to adapt or die. The Rocky died and they didn't learn from it. I definitely think there's enough blame to go around. I think the investors are to blame for not being savvy or smart enough to realize, taking the same model and trying again (essentially, minus the printing press) was a bad idea. The staff get's plenty of blame for not accepting the reality that it's 2009 and print journalism has to adapt or die. The Rocky died and they didn't learn from it.

]]> By: reboog711 http://johnwilker.com/2009/04/1-failed-model-leads-to-another-can-we-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 reboog711 Thu, 07 May 2009 17:07:58 +0000 http://johnwilker.com/?p=792#comment-1740 I have the impression that the "lead people" were pushing the investors to fund the large staff, which is why they backed out. I thought they got quite a bit of subscribers, despite not reaching the 50K number. I'm sure it could have moved forward easily with a smaller staff. My understanding may be incorrect of course. In my version the blame is not on the investors, but the journalists. I have the impression that the "lead people" were pushing the investors to fund the large staff, which is why they backed out.

I thought they got quite a bit of subscribers, despite not reaching the 50K number. I'm sure it could have moved forward easily with a smaller staff.

My understanding may be incorrect of course. In my version the blame is not on the investors, but the journalists.

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