Do Celebrities And Startups Mix?

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Back during the first dot com boom, you may recall that various startups started to suddenly find “celebrity” front men, from Whoopi Goldberg touting “Flooz” to William Shatner pitching Priceline. This time around, it appears that the various Hollywood celebrities are perhaps a bit more involved in various web startups, but does it matter beyond getting an initial burst of press? Liz Gannes, over at GigaOm, has a good look at the rise of “celebrity” startup founders, noting that while there are a bunch of Hollywood folks jumping in and starting web companies, not many of them have done all that well (at best, a few are muddling along). Apparently, unlike Hollywood, having a big name star isn’t all that’s needed to make something a success. It also needs a plan that works.

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