Comments on: Google's New Fund Should Advance Its Goals, If It Has Them

By: telecomterp

telecomterp — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:33:10 +0000

Intel is not the only investor in Clearwire, Google was part of that deal as well and the jury is still out on whether it will be a loser or not.

By: //pburgess.net » Google to venture into start-ups

//pburgess.net » Google to venture into start-ups — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:34:56 +0000

[...] Google’s New Fund Should Advance Its Goals, If It Has Them (gigaom.com) [...]

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:42:05 +0000

Maybe their investment focus will be guided by data mining. E.g., if a certain product is mentioned in a lot of gmail, it might point to an area for investment. Of course, telco’s and ISP’s also have this sort of evesdropping ability. The difference is that Google’s explicit mission is to understand consumer behavior, and its users have granted them that right. I recall at one point Google had so much cash that they needed an exemption from the SEC to avoid being subject to rules governing investment businesses.

By: Market Talk » Blog Archive » Will Google Make A Good VC?

Market Talk » Blog Archive » Will Google Make A Good VC? — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:40:50 +0000

[...] company will likely get great valuations on a number of deals, but Stacey Higginbotham at GigaOm wonders whether Google will lack focus by showing interest in too many industries and ultimately throw [...]

By: The fool

The fool — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:52:09 +0000

May be a bit in advance, but i hope it is not an April Hoax like here:

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Happy fool day all !