A Model Business

Where many of the first dotcoms failed, today’s web-based companies understand why profit remains fundamental for long-term success. Those that remember this basic principle and fully capitalise on the digital revolution could become one of the blue-chips of tomorrow.

In this article, Criticaleye takes the postponed floats of both Groupon and Facebook as perhaps an indication of a saner view emerging about what a business should be about and how it can deliver, supported by comments from Tony Cowling, Don Elgie, Ian McCaig, Steve Muylle, Sam Smith and George Tovstiga.