Comments on: Kiko On the Block http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:43:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Anti-trust Case That Could Be In the Works Against Google | Family Learning Center http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-961586 The Anti-trust Case That Could Be In the Works Against Google | Family Learning Center Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:56:25 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-961586 <p>[...] product is suicide, just because of the company’s size. (See the somewhat relevant story of Kiko’s calendars, for example.) If investigators find reason to believe that Google is using its search dominance [...]</p> [...] product is suicide, just because of the company’s size. (See the somewhat relevant story of Kiko’s calendars, for example.) If investigators find reason to believe that Google is using its search dominance [...]

]]> By: Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59991 Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:21:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59991 <p><strong>Are MySpace's Pageview Numbers Inflated?…</strong></p> <p>…</p> Are MySpace’s Pageview Numbers Inflated?…

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]]> By: Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59990 Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:08:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59990 <p><strong>Kiko sold…</strong></p> <p>…</p> Kiko sold…

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]]> By: Richard White http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59989 Richard White Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:27:15 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59989 <p>@Dan: You might have hit on the achilles heel of the Y-Combinator experiment: the young developer types will work for peanuts, but can you get good marketing/PR types for that as well?</p> @Dan: You might have hit on the achilles heel of the Y-Combinator experiment: the young developer types will work for peanuts, but can you get good marketing/PR types for that as well?

]]> By: Dan http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59988 Dan Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:20:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59988 <p>I have to agree with the last poster - it is absurd to think this is worth $50k. I've demo'd Kiko and no doubt it is a beautiful ap. The developers were obviously inspired at some point and poured a lot of sweat into it. Still there is no path to revenue. I'd say the domain name is worth $3 or $4k which exceeds the value of the code base.</p> <p>I hope the developers bring in some of those worthless marketing types earlier on their next project, so it can be better positioned.</p> I have to agree with the last poster – it is absurd to think this is worth $50k. I’ve demo’d Kiko and no doubt it is a beautiful ap. The developers were obviously inspired at some point and poured a lot of sweat into it. Still there is no path to revenue. I’d say the domain name is worth $3 or $4k which exceeds the value of the code base.

I hope the developers bring in some of those worthless marketing types earlier on their next project, so it can be better positioned.

]]> By: Tim Grahl http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59987 Tim Grahl Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:48:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59987 <p>$50k for 40,000 visitors a month? That's seems pretty steep. Sure you are getting the code, but obviously it's not extremely useful as the calendar space, as you say, is already pretty crowded.</p> <p>I think spending $50k on this is a foolish move for anyone.</p> $50k for 40,000 visitors a month? That’s seems pretty steep. Sure you are getting the code, but obviously it’s not extremely useful as the calendar space, as you say, is already pretty crowded.

I think spending $50k on this is a foolish move for anyone.

]]> By: Richard White http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59986 Richard White Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:28:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59986 <p>I didn't get cut off on that last comment just left a vestigal 'In all seriousness' in there. Whoops.</p> I didn’t get cut off on that last comment just left a vestigal ‘In all seriousness’ in there. Whoops.

]]> By: Richard White http://gigaom.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59985 Richard White Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:23:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/08/16/kiko-on-the-block/#comment-59985 <p>Hi! Kiko team member here and I just wanted to say that “the easiest exit” isn't exactly how we feel (though I'm not saying Justin didn't say that). I'm honestly very proud that rather than burn through the rest of our investors money until the coffers were empty that we are trying to recoup their investments. And as you mentioned the team's heart really wasn't in it any more and the longer we held onto Kiko the bigger disservice we would be doing to our users.</p> <p>As for the Google Calendar thing, I won't try to pretend that they weren't a factor because everyone would know that's just not true. In all seriousness</p> Hi! Kiko team member here and I just wanted to say that “the easiest exit” isn’t exactly how we feel (though I’m not saying Justin didn’t say that). I’m honestly very proud that rather than burn through the rest of our investors money until the coffers were empty that we are trying to recoup their investments. And as you mentioned the team’s heart really wasn’t in it any more and the longer we held onto Kiko the bigger disservice we would be doing to our users.

As for the Google Calendar thing, I won’t try to pretend that they weren’t a factor because everyone would know that’s just not true. In all seriousness

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