The Downfall of Internet Consultants takes a look at what went wrong with iXL, Marchfirst and their like. I am feeling more and more that Internet consulting, with the current state of things, is not something that can easily be replicated into a large consulting company. All the best shops, who do the best work, are smaller companies or boutique shops. This is, in part, because quality people who are bright and get the Internet are still quite difficult to find.