Comments on: Interview with Neal Rapoport of DealTaker

By: Yan

Yan — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:20:42 +0000

This discussion has turned into a mess. I am closing it due to personal attacks and [possible] multiple screen names use

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:55:10 +0000

Well venus does have a point. I mean a lot of people feel that Dealtaker is a Fat Wallet copy cat/spin off.

I just dont think that Neal should be presenting it as an original idea. I mean if I was an investor, I would probably look at the big sites like fatwallet.com or pricegrabber.com as potential good investments. I dont know what Neal has planned for Dealtaker.

By: Toni

Toni — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:13:32 +0000

Hitting below the belt is always a good way to make a point.

By: Venus

Venus — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:07:18 +0000

Neal,

what more can I expect from a man that markets his wife’s breast cancer in the past to get some publicity. You are not an honest person to yourself or others.

You copied fat wallet in their design and concept and you try so hard to be different.

No you are not a pioneer but rather a follower. So dont try to fool others with your wannabe leadership charisma. You have none. I have nothing against you. Just don’t like greedy CEO’s acting like philanthropists .

You cannot win this one so stop arguing your case.

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:54:43 +0000

Wow– such animosity towards a perfect stranger. I happened to check the handy button, back when i posted, and it sent me an email when you replied. So that is why I “jumped” to reply as you say. I have nothing to defend so do not really know where you are coming from. Very odd and yes I am checking the box again so I will know when your next angry reply is

By: Neal Rapoport

Neal Rapoport — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:48:48 +0000

Not sure what your beef is with me, Venus, but I am not Toni.
As far as being in it for greater good of man, that’s a tough one, I don’t live in a bubble, so I certainly do care about others. I also enjoy what I do. Finding deals and providing a great place for others to find deals and coupons is exciting and fun for me. Maybe it isn’t something you’d enjoy, or be interested in, and that’s okay too.
Making a profit isn’t a bad result. It is a business, there are several folks who rely on the income to support our families, I don’t ever deny that.

By: Venus

Venus — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:46:08 +0000

Nothing wrong with liking a site. What is wrong is when people like Neal Rapoport come across as caring for the greater good of man with deals but deep down all they care about is the bottom number. Instead of saying he is in for the profit, he says he enjoys doing it. Right!!

So you can be whoever you like “Toni” but think about it. You jumped to answer what I said earlier. Apparantly defending yourself meant a lot to you up here. The average poster would not even care (unless you are Neal Rapoport and you care about public relations hype for your site)

At what point will you stop playing these childish games masquerading around on the internet?

Because we can play this all day long and on many different sites.

remember: good business models do not require false propaganda.

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:05:36 +0000

Just got an email that there was a new reply so thought i would check it out. Excuse me but, my name is not Neal and maybe I enjoy the website. What is wrong with that? Sounds like you enjoy some other site which is great too.

By: Venus

Venus — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:23:08 +0000

Neal stop using different screen names to promote your site. One minte you are Neal, next minute you are Toni. Pretty lame I must say.

By: Toni

Toni — Tue, 29 May 2007 03:51:54 +0000

I have found sites like dealtaker.com so useful. I have saved money, time and am more stress free. great article! thanks