Comments on: Genius.com Raises $19M, But Does It Eat Its Own Dogfood? http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05/geniuscom/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: James http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05/geniuscom/#comment-871339 James Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:56:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11413#comment-871339 <p>They must be building out a huge datacenter network to run their SaaS (ala WebEx or Salesforce.com where their founders/board members hail from.) I think WEBX raised something like $50+ million back in the day. It is hugely expensive for all the servers, colo's, bandwidth, networking gear, etc. (plus, the uptime/reliability/redundancy needed for SaaS).</p> <p>They are smart to be raising so much $$$ esp as the economy has turned south. Employees/founders take a big hit due to the dilution, but building the business for the long term will (eventually) yield a pay out if their technology actually helps.</p> <p>Wonder why the privacy concerns about online tracking have never really surfaced for this company. They actually track individual surfers and have identifiable information. Seems ominous.</p> They must be building out a huge datacenter network to run their SaaS (ala WebEx or Salesforce.com where their founders/board members hail from.) I think WEBX raised something like $50+ million back in the day. It is hugely expensive for all the servers, colo’s, bandwidth, networking gear, etc. (plus, the uptime/reliability/redundancy needed for SaaS).

They are smart to be raising so much $$$ esp as the economy has turned south. Employees/founders take a big hit due to the dilution, but building the business for the long term will (eventually) yield a pay out if their technology actually helps.

Wonder why the privacy concerns about online tracking have never really surfaced for this company. They actually track individual surfers and have identifiable information. Seems ominous.

]]> By: Sivo http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05/geniuscom/#comment-866542 Sivo Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:10:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11413#comment-866542 <p>I only wish that serious salespeople can comprehend the opportunity that Salesgenius places in their hand</p> I only wish that serious salespeople can comprehend the opportunity that Salesgenius places in their hand

]]> By: Steve http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05/geniuscom/#comment-860232 Steve Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:00:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11413#comment-860232 <p>Holy crap! That's a huge round for a company like Genius. They must be acquiring somebody, otherwise they gave away the farm. Though Genius is different from LivePerson (LPSN) I would still consider them to overlap in their respective offerings. LPSN is doing something like $50M in revenue and trading at $180M market cap. You can't tell me that Genius is doing $20M per year recurring. NO WAY!</p> Holy crap! That’s a huge round for a company like Genius. They must be acquiring somebody, otherwise they gave away the farm. Though Genius is different from LivePerson (LPSN) I would still consider them to overlap in their respective offerings. LPSN is doing something like $50M in revenue and trading at $180M market cap. You can’t tell me that Genius is doing $20M per year recurring. NO WAY!

]]> By: David Thompson http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05/geniuscom/#comment-860231 David Thompson Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:55:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11413#comment-860231 <p>Thanks Scogostology! While we do plan on hiring a few field sales reps, 90% of our sales force is indeed practicing what we preach with the Sales 2.0 model, selling through the web via SalesGenius tools. This is what’s fueling our growth and the interest in our company. As mentioned, we’ll be using the funds in several areas, including sales, marketing and engineering, to keep up with the demand for our products.</p> Thanks Scogostology! While we do plan on hiring a few field sales reps, 90% of our sales force is indeed practicing what we preach with the Sales 2.0 model, selling through the web via SalesGenius tools. This is what’s fueling our growth and the interest in our company. As mentioned, we’ll be using the funds in several areas, including sales, marketing and engineering, to keep up with the demand for our products.

]]> By: SCOGOSTOLOGY.COM http://gigaom.com/2008/02/05/geniuscom/#comment-860138 SCOGOSTOLOGY.COM Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:11:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11413#comment-860138 <p>I have used Genius.com software. It works. It is a very good tool for online marketing. I recommend it.</p> I have used Genius.com software. It works. It is a very good tool for online marketing. I recommend it.

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