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two questions you need to ask yourself: 1. did google kill the project for a lack of potential or did it just not fit into their larger picture? 2. are you br
by michaelpinto 15y ago
two questions you need to ask yourself:
1. did google kill the project for a lack of potential or did it just not fit into their larger picture?
2. are you bringing something to life (i.e. killer feature) that the other project didn't have?
just so you know sometimes a project can be too ahead of its time. sometimes someone can do a very similar a few years later and have a real hit: a good example would be that founder of zynga first did a social networking site like facebook (tribe.net) which failed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Pincus#Career http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Pincus#Career
- maverick2 15y ago1. Google said that the tech would be used in future versions of chrome. But I think that is not the case, since this product was a substitute for 'search' so they bought & shut it down. 2. Yes our execution is different and we do have a set of features which can be potential winners, but were not part of the product Google bought.
- maverick2 15y agoWe know that the market for the product is their as the startup has been acquired less than 6 months back, there are no popular replacements. And this has created a noticeable void.
- michaelpinto 15y agoi'm seeing this 3 days later, but it sounds like you have a clear path. although keep in mind that other people trying to do the same thing is a form of validation of concept on the flip side. good luck!