How to get acquired by GOOGLE - GoFuckYourself.com

$5 submissions · 06-24-2007, 11:31 PM

http://blogs.business2.com/startups/..._acquired.html

Total time till buyout: 6 months or so...

WOW!

Trixxxia · 06-24-2007, 11:43 PM

Cool for them! Stil in private beta too!

This was the point I think is most quite important - and *you gotta be hungry* rings true:

Don't be afraid to tackle the giants. Big companies like eBay (EBAY) and Microsoft (MSFT) may have more manpower and financial resources, but they also have disadvantages. "Often times, they're not as driven. They're not willing to make the sacrifice, like two guys sleeping on air mattresses, to make their product really good," says Graham. Case in point. Google bought YouTube, which was far superior to Google Video. eBay bought PayPal because clearly, no one was liking eBay's Billpoint. Big companies also have restrictions that startups don't have to worry about. Adds Graham, "Microsoft has to think about web-based applications that don't threaten Windows. A company like Zenter doesn't care about hurting Windows. All they want to do is make the best application."

Kudos to them!

06-24-2007, 11:31 PM	#1
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06-24-2007, 11:43 PM	#2
Trixxxia Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 5,600	Cool for them! Stil in private beta too! This was the point I think is most quite important - and you gotta be hungry rings true: Don't be afraid to tackle the giants. Big companies like eBay (EBAY) and Microsoft (MSFT) may have more manpower and financial resources, but they also have disadvantages. "Often times, they're not as driven. They're not willing to make the sacrifice, like two guys sleeping on air mattresses, to make their product really good," says Graham. Case in point. Google bought YouTube, which was far superior to Google Video. eBay bought PayPal because clearly, no one was liking eBay's Billpoint. Big companies also have restrictions that startups don't have to worry about. Adds Graham, "Microsoft has to think about web-based applications that don't threaten Windows. A company like Zenter doesn't care about hurting Windows. All they want to do is make the best application." Kudos to them!