Comments on: So Much for Crowdsourcing http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Stream To Me startup http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-109355 Stream To Me startup Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:40:42 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-109355 [...] So Much for Crowdsourcing [...] [...] So Much for Crowdsourcing [...]

]]> By: FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Crowdsourcing with Jeff Howe - some lessons http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-107752 FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Crowdsourcing with Jeff Howe - some lessons Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:59:39 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-107752 [...] So Much for Crowdsourcing [...] [...] So Much for Crowdsourcing [...]

]]> By: Crowd sourcing: Has it failed? | Webby's World http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-61775 Crowd sourcing: Has it failed? | Webby's World Wed, 14 May 2008 21:07:12 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-61775 [...] Cambrian House (review), a website which allowed ideas to be crowdsourced (many people work together) into products, has ‘failed’. They are selling their assets to another venture film for much less than what was invested in it. As their CEO said ‘our model failed’. I am not going into this but you can read all about it here, here and here! [...] [...] Cambrian House (review), a website which allowed ideas to be crowdsourced (many people work together) into products, has ‘failed’. They are selling their assets to another venture film for much less than what was invested in it. As their CEO said ‘our model failed’. I am not going into this but you can read all about it here, here and here! [...]

]]> By: Cambrian House vs TechCrunch: Is Crowdsourcing Dead? http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-61628 Cambrian House vs TechCrunch: Is Crowdsourcing Dead? Tue, 13 May 2008 15:56:59 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-61628 […] Sources inside Cambrian House have denied that the company has been sold and point to a New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/technology/03ecom.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin) , about the company that points out the opposites[…] […] Sources inside Cambrian House have denied that the company has been sold and point to a New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/technology/03ecom.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin) , about the company that points out the opposites[…]

]]> By: The Startups Forum » Blog Archive » Cambrian House gets the axe http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-61627 The Startups Forum » Blog Archive » Cambrian House gets the axe Tue, 13 May 2008 15:45:12 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-61627 [...] House gets the axe So much for the wisdom of crowds. Techcrunch (and Mark Evans) are reporting that Calgary crowdsourcing up-start Cambrian House is headed for the deadpool. [...] [...] House gets the axe So much for the wisdom of crowds. Techcrunch (and Mark Evans) are reporting that Calgary crowdsourcing up-start Cambrian House is headed for the deadpool. [...]

]]> By: Chris Schmitt http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-61621 Chris Schmitt Tue, 13 May 2008 15:20:44 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-61621 I used Cambrian House extensively for awhile. It's a great place to try out ideas, get feedback (good and bad) and improve upon your idea and your sales pitch. However, ultimately it takes a lot more than that to turn a good idea into a viable business. They need a better way of separating the wheat from the chaff. The "wisdom of the crowds" doesn't always pick the winners (i.e. think lowest common denominator) and the vast majority of people with good ideas don't have the wherewithal to taking it beyond the idea stage. Crowd sourcing is still a viable concept and it's quite possible a lot of ideas that were tried out on Cambrian house eventually found there way to market due to the tenacity of the individual. I used Cambrian House extensively for awhile. It’s a great place to try out ideas, get feedback (good and bad) and improve upon your idea and your sales pitch. However, ultimately it takes a lot more than that to turn a good idea into a viable business.

They need a better way of separating the wheat from the chaff. The “wisdom of the crowds” doesn’t always pick the winners (i.e. think lowest common denominator) and the vast majority of people with good ideas don’t have the wherewithal to taking it beyond the idea stage.

Crowd sourcing is still a viable concept and it’s quite possible a lot of ideas that were tried out on Cambrian house eventually found there way to market due to the tenacity of the individual.

]]> By: Why Cambrian House Failed - it’s All in the Pizzaz| Zoli’s Blog http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-61549 Why Cambrian House Failed - it’s All in the Pizzaz| Zoli’s Blog Tue, 13 May 2008 04:02:47 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-61549 [...] - assets being sold in a garage sale for a fraction of what investors put in.  TechCrunch and Mark Evans speculate the House collapsed due to poor [...] [...] - assets being sold in a garage sale for a fraction of what investors put in.  TechCrunch and Mark Evans speculate the House collapsed due to poor [...]

]]> By: Cambrian House gets the axe | Techvibes Blog http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-61547 Cambrian House gets the axe | Techvibes Blog Tue, 13 May 2008 03:56:27 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-61547 [...] much for the wisdom of crowds. Techcrunch (and Mark Evans) are reporting that Calgary crowdsourcing up-start Cambrian House days are numbered. Apparently VC [...] [...] much for the wisdom of crowds. Techcrunch (and Mark Evans) are reporting that Calgary crowdsourcing up-start Cambrian House days are numbered. Apparently VC [...]

]]> By: Paul Neto http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/12/so-much-for-crowdsourcing/#comment-61542 Paul Neto Tue, 13 May 2008 03:13:26 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3413#comment-61542 It's a shame as it did have some great promise - though I may believe it may have been a victim of timing. I wouldn't be surprised if this model is reborn in the near future with some new angle and has much success. It’s a shame as it did have some great promise - though I may believe it may have been a victim of timing. I wouldn’t be surprised if this model is reborn in the near future with some new angle and has much success.

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