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Ugh. I really hope Zenter doesn't get Kikoed. Hopefully they've got some additional features over the Google offering.

brett 20y ago
I hope the same and believe they've still got a shot. They could not have entered the space without knowing this is something Google's probably working on.
- Goladus 20y ago
  I agree. I doubt anyone will be surprised to find out Google's working on something that would compete with Wufoo as well.
gibsonf1 20y ago
I think Zenter may need to come up with a new idea. Google has marketing clout and web presence like no other (this is obvious). They also have incredible staying power, so if I am investing time into using an application, and I have 2 alternatives that are similar functionally, I would take the one with the best chance of future survival, and that is clearly Google. I guess the option they have is to create some amazing functionality that Google doesn't have in their version, and sell it to Google if Google's app is any good. I guess we won't know until Google launches what they have. Zenter - Launch First and soon!! Very soon. Btw: At Startup school, a guy from Google asked us about our startup and what we were doing, etc. It was clear they were looking for ideas there.
- danielha 20y ago
  "Btw: At Startup school, a guy from Google asked us about our startup and what we were doing, etc. It was clear they were looking for ideas there." That sounds more like an interested hacker from Google who was genuinely curious about your project (like everyone else there), rather than a planted corporate development spy itching to report his scoops to home base.
  - zaidf 20y ago
    Ideally IF google really wanted to send someone to spy, it would be someone who is SEEMINGLY a hacker:D Not that I think google is out of ideas. They probably have too many ideas.
    - gibsonf1 20y ago
      Actually, the guy seemed more like a manager/business type than a hacker. The first thing I asked him was "are you spying for Google", and he hemmed and hawed actually. He gave no indication at all that he was interested in doing a startup himself, but wanted to figure out what we were doing.
      - Readmore 20y ago
        Google doesn't have managers! Everyone there is 10 feet tall, types 200 words a minute, codes in a new version of Lisp called GLisp and can beat up Chuck Norris. You must have been mistaken.

brett 20y ago

I hope the same and believe they've still got a shot. They could not have entered the space without knowing this is something Google's probably working on.

Goladus 20y ago
I agree. I doubt anyone will be surprised to find out Google's working on something that would compete with Wufoo as well.

gibsonf1 20y ago

I think Zenter may need to come up with a new idea. Google has marketing clout and web presence like no other (this is obvious). They also have incredible staying power, so if I am investing time into using an application, and I have 2 alternatives that are similar functionally, I would take the one with the best chance of future survival, and that is clearly Google. I guess the option they have is to create some amazing functionality that Google doesn't have in their version, and sell it to Google if Google's app is any good. I guess we won't know until Google launches what they have. Zenter - Launch First and soon!! Very soon. Btw: At Startup school, a guy from Google asked us about our startup and what we were doing, etc. It was clear they were looking for ideas there.

danielha 20y ago
"Btw: At Startup school, a guy from Google asked us about our startup and what we were doing, etc. It was clear they were looking for ideas there." That sounds more like an interested hacker from Google who was genuinely curious about your project (like everyone else there), rather than a planted corporate development spy itching to report his scoops to home base.
- zaidf 20y ago
  Ideally IF google really wanted to send someone to spy, it would be someone who is SEEMINGLY a hacker:D Not that I think google is out of ideas. They probably have too many ideas.
  - gibsonf1 20y ago
    Actually, the guy seemed more like a manager/business type than a hacker. The first thing I asked him was "are you spying for Google", and he hemmed and hawed actually. He gave no indication at all that he was interested in doing a startup himself, but wanted to figure out what we were doing.
    - Readmore 20y ago
      Google doesn't have managers! Everyone there is 10 feet tall, types 200 words a minute, codes in a new version of Lisp called GLisp and can beat up Chuck Norris. You must have been mistaken.