There is a worthwhile new web site that "Analyzes Web Success." Using the case study approach, Startup Review investigated some of the web's most notable successes and tells the story of how they went from an idea to a real business. Here is what the site's founder, Nissan Gabbay, has to say:

I know that you probably can't keep up with the blogs you are currently subscribed to. That's why I plan to make only one post per week at Startup Review. That post will be a detailed case study on a successful Internet company. You get the benefit of my interviews and research about the company - about ten hours of work per company - for reading just one lengthy post per week! Please read the long introduction to Startup Review below if you’d like to learn more.

What company's has he reviewed so far?

Zappos.com: Zappos.com is an e-commerce retailer that has successfully built a strong online brand and shown impressive revenue growth since its founding.

MySpace.com: In less than 3 years time, MySpace has become one of the top 5 most visited sites in the US, racking up 48 million unique visitors and 27.4B page views in June 2006.

Linkshare.com: LinkShare is a leading provider of affiliate marketing solutions which enable online merchants to offer commission for sales driven by other websites, called affiliates.

Flickr.com: By financial measures, Flickr’s sale to Yahoo was not a huge success, at least by VC standards. Rumored to be sold for ~$20M-$30M, the company has certainly made a much larger impact on the Web 2.0 landscape than its valuation would indicate.

Rent.com: Rent.com was acquired by eBay in February 2005 for $433M in cash. The company was founded in 1999 and became the most visited apartment listings site in the US.

Newegg.com: (...read more...)