Comments on: KIDO’Z Operating System for Kids : A No Kidding Business Proposition

By: photo blanket

photo blanket — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:40:17 +0000

Great Article,I feel that’ KIDOZ’ would definately play important part for parents in guiding their kids online.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:37:59 +0000

Great
Thank for introduction

By: Sonth

Sonth — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:33:20 +0000

I just tested this tool with my kids, it took them no time to get control and now my 4 years old son is browsing the web and watching videos from you tube with out knowing how to read.

pretty amazing !!!

By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:11:24 +0000

sounds like a brilliant idea. so simple, but so good!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:17:17 +0000

Thanks for the introduction to Kido’z. Great post! Providing an added security layer for parents to give them peace of mind knowing their children will not end up in a “dark alley” on the internet, and targeting such a lucrative niche market…what a smart, innovative start-up.

By: Joey

Joey — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:41:07 +0000

I think you are right on. I feel like many web companies are face a sort of day of reckoning. Youtube just posted gigantic losses and Facebook can’t seem to monetize like they should. Although, Youtube did just sign a huge studio deal, it seems like user generated content is being ‘outted’ as not the golden ticket everyone thought it was going to be. Ok, enough with that rant, Kido’z though is impressive. The internet is wonderful but many of it’s dark alleys are not meant for kids. And honestly is there a better market? It never goes away, and more and more kids are online, it blows me away to see what my 11 year old brother has available to him now compared to when I was 11 in 95.

By: Phil Butler

Phil Butler — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:25:02 +0000

Thanks Josh and Kristen. If anyone knows startups, I think collectively we have tested or written about as many as anyone. Of course you guys have far fewer typos :) Seriously, I know you guys look back and think of the enthusiasm we all had for these things. It is not too late, and as Josh points out, some are on the fringes of profitability. For me, the profit does not outweigh the excellence that could be achieved with so much money. For KIDO’Z I know there is money to do things, but with the kinds of investment these other startups have gotten, I truly believe most of us could have done better.

Thanks so much …really,

Always,
Phil

By: Josh Catone

Josh Catone — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:10:51 +0000

This is the line that sums it up for me: “The bottom line for us as either marketers, communicators, developers or investors is directing development toward something people are willing to pay for in the first place. It is called making a valuable, needed or wanted product.”

Definitely agree! The best business model on the web: sell something people want.

Also, slight caveat: I think MySpace was actually a successful exit when it sold to News Corp. in 2005 and I believe it is profitable now, although just barely.

By: Kristen Nicole

Kristen Nicole — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:03:45 +0000

The re-emergence of software is a great way to look at it. I wish such learning tools had been around when I was younger. Something like this can really push technology forward in the learning environment and education system.