again, a long pause since my last post. either I haven't found anything interesting online to post, or I haven't been reading as much. ok, I admit it. I haven't been reading as much :-)
came across this article on businessweek. it talks about Google being seen as a the newest VC on the block. i've think i've mentioned this before but it was good to see it mentioned in businessweek.
its not hard to see that with a huge bank balance, Google would make for a good VC. the fact is that as per the businessweek article Google invests to the tune of $500k or less in promising startups. why then would a bunch of smart engineers with a brilliant idea agree to go with Google versus one of the big boys on Sand Hill? IMO, its the same mantra VCs use "We invest in the TEAM, not the PRODUCT". young companies today have a choice (aaah, doesn't that word just sound right?). the choice to be funded by a VC for huge sums of money, probably give up almost all of their company with it, and possibly not be acquired or go IPO. or be funded by Google, get acquired into the "best company to work for", work with the smartest geeks on the planet, all this while still working on the cool product they invented before they got acquired.
which would you choose?
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
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