Comments on: Google Versus The VCs http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Conversion Rater http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35461 Conversion Rater Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:33:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35461 <p><strong>Is Google the VC A Good Or Bad Thing?</strong></p> <p>There has been talk about how Google and Yahoo are now competing with venture capitalists by buying up small startups before they get VC money and establish their businesses. For Google and Yahoo, it’s probably smart if they identify that the tec…</p> Is Google the VC A Good Or Bad Thing?

There has been talk about how Google and Yahoo are now competing with venture capitalists by buying up small startups before they get VC money and establish their businesses. For Google and Yahoo, it’s probably smart if they identify that the tec…

]]> By: The Geek Guy Rants http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35459 The Geek Guy Rants Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:36:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35459 More on the Om Malik Google vs the VCs Story

Marc over at O’Reilly Radar wrote the following in a post titled “Google Does Not Compete with Venture Capitalâ€?: “What a false dichotomy! If you take VC funding and put it into your own pocket, that’s called embezzlement, and you can go t…

]]> By: Weblog Bank http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35457 Weblog Bank Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:00:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35457 <p><strong>Humaneering Better Mouse Traps</strong></p> <p>ItÂ’s even possible to pull in a local law firm and venture group to help position the student business to get funded or acquired as the case needs. Techcrunch even has 10 great ideas for students to begin with and according to Om Malik, Google might ...</p> Humaneering Better Mouse Traps

ItÂ’s even possible to pull in a local law firm and venture group to help position the student business to get funded or acquired as the case needs. Techcrunch even has 10 great ideas for students to begin with and according to Om Malik, Google might …

]]> By: Mark Sigal http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35455 Mark Sigal Tue, 29 Nov 2005 02:14:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35455 <p>I actually wrote a pretty detailed post on this trend called, "M&A as R&D." Give it a read if interested in delving a bit deeper: http://thenetworkgarden.blogs.com/weblog/2005/11/ma_as_rd_google.html</p> I actually wrote a pretty detailed post on this trend called, “M&A as R&D.” Give it a read if interested in delving a bit deeper: http://thenetworkgarden.blogs.com/weblog/2005/11/ma_as_rd_google.html

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35453 David Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:35:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35453 <p>I actually attended the startup school, and the head of business development from google was there. He said a few interesting things (I am taking it all with a grain of salt mind you):</p> <p>-If you have a solution don't build it on proprietary software, build it on open platforms. Odds are they have to rip it apart and rebuild it in order to scale it. -Come to Google with your idea early on, so that the transaction is clean and before you get really corporate. It was said that Google only partially acquires for the technology itself, but mainly acquires for the talent. - People at google are compensated for ideas that they come up with internally, so instead of employees leaving to start their own startups, Google will compensate the employees "for fair market value" of the product they built with options.</p> <p>So as you can see Google wants to have ALL of the good ideas and people that build those ideas for a myriad of reasons, not just the immediate value that product may bring to the company.</p> I actually attended the startup school, and the head of business development from google was there. He said a few interesting things (I am taking it all with a grain of salt mind you):

-If you have a solution don’t build it on proprietary software, build it on open platforms. Odds are they have to rip it apart and rebuild it in order to scale it. -Come to Google with your idea early on, so that the transaction is clean and before you get really corporate. It was said that Google only partially acquires for the technology itself, but mainly acquires for the talent. - People at google are compensated for ideas that they come up with internally, so instead of employees leaving to start their own startups, Google will compensate the employees “for fair market value” of the product they built with options.

So as you can see Google wants to have ALL of the good ideas and people that build those ideas for a myriad of reasons, not just the immediate value that product may bring to the company.

]]> By: Ash http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35451 Ash Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:02:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35451 <p>Agree. And, it will at the very least temper the expectations and valuations of the companies. This is a good trend--one that I really hope will lead to a healthy competition between VCs and corporations for deals.</p> Agree. And, it will at the very least temper the expectations and valuations of the companies. This is a good trend–one that I really hope will lead to a healthy competition between VCs and corporations for deals.

]]> By: David Newberger http://gigaom.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35449 David Newberger Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:20:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/11/28/google-versus-the-vcs/#comment-35449 <p>The strategy is interesting to me because Google is trying to cut the Venture Capitalist out of the picture. This is good in my mind because it might keep the Web 2.0 Community from reaching the bubble danger zone.</p> The strategy is interesting to me because Google is trying to cut the Venture Capitalist out of the picture. This is good in my mind because it might keep the Web 2.0 Community from reaching the bubble danger zone.

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