en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/39461 Comments by nabeel hyatt http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/focus-on-things-under-your-control.html#IDComment7179193 can you post this every couple weeks? thanks brad. Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:36:34 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/09/focus-on-things-under-your-control.html#IDComment7179193 http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2008/05/at-tiecon-east-friday-may-30th-fred-wilson-and-i-will-be-debating-web-20-viable-business-model-or-bursting-bubble-david-cancel-lookery-will-be-mo#IDComment1577691 Chris - A margin is almost impossible to defend in *any* industry unless their are defendable barriers to competition. To carte blanche say that the Internet is any different than another industry doesn&#039;t feel right, especially when margins in most internet businesses are SO much healthier than in other sectors. <br /> <br />In consumer electronics, for instance, it is typical to see 10-15% margins on a product and even for that to be eroded quickly as knockoffs hit the market. Compare that to Ebay and Google. <br /> <br />Don - I had fun on the panel, good seeing you again. Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:47:11 +0000 http://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2008/05/at-tiecon-east-friday-may-30th-fred-wilson-and-i-will-be-debating-web-20-viable-business-model-or-bursting-bubble-david-cancel-lookery-will-be-mo#IDComment1577691