A Shift in Tech Startup Mentality

There’s an interesting post on ReadWriteStart from Chris Shipley (she runs the DEMO conference; I launched a company there several years ago, GoWare) on a “startup” bubble:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2011/07/3-myths-of-the-startup-bubble.php

After reading the article, I was immediately struck by the need to term this a “bubble” when, in fact, I think we are seeing an evolution of tech startups. It’s a new class of startup that I will call “burners.” Their main goal: build a company quick...