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I had a couple issues with this article. In the first para, Yi-Wyn writes, "[the Zenters] wanted their online version of PowerPoint to get bought by Google."
by vegashacker 19y ago
I had a couple issues with this article. In the first para, Yi-Wyn writes, "[the Zenters] wanted their online version of PowerPoint to get bought by Google." Wow, I thought. That's news. I mean sure, everyone probably wouldn't mind being bought by Google, but the Zenters apparently were so bold as to say it in an interview. But if you follow the link, you see what he is referencing is a guess that he made: "Crosby and Robby Walker must surely be hoping they'll go big and get bought out by Google." Lame.
The headline is also a let down. I wanted to know "how a six-month-old startup got bought by Google." How did they meet Google? Was it the YC connection? Was Google at Demo Day? Who approached who?
- rwalker 19y agoOne of the YC dinner speakers was a Googler - that's how it got started. Later on we approached him, gave a demo, and that is how the ball got rolling. I also don't know for sure but I assume the YC partners helped talk us up to all the speakers - which couldn't have hurt. And while we didn't not want our product to be bought by Google, it certainly wasn't the goal we set out with. We wanted to create a compelling product and make sure every week at YC dinners somebody asked "how did you do that?". - Robby
- vegashacker 19y agoNow that's what I'm talking about. :) Thanks for the info, and congrats!