Comments on: Google Acquires Zenter; Y Combinator Gets Another Payday http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:11:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Zoho Show 2.0, Cleaner Look, New Features http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1835558 Zoho Show 2.0, Cleaner Look, New Features Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:00:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1835558 [...] users depend on in PowerPoint, but are currently lacking on Google. However, the guys from recently acquired presentation startup Zenter are certainly hard at work changing [...] […] users depend on in PowerPoint, but are currently lacking on Google. However, the guys from recently acquired presentation startup Zenter are certainly hard at work changing […]

]]> By: anonymous http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1498170 anonymous Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:15:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1498170 Jay, Reddit, Scribd, Weebly, Twitter, Loopt, Justin.tv, and iminlikewithyou are just a few YC graduates. Seems like they must be doing something right. Would you care to substantiate your claim that YC is a joke? Jay, Reddit, Scribd, Weebly, Twitter, Loopt, Justin.tv, and iminlikewithyou are just a few YC graduates. Seems like they must be doing something right. Would you care to substantiate your claim that YC is a joke?

]]> By: Rand Leeb-du Toit http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1488394 Rand Leeb-du Toit Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:58:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1488394 This is great news and more kudos to Paul Graham and co. I am pulling together a Y Combinator-like program in Australia and welcome TechCrunchers as participants. Ping me at rand dot leebdutoit at gmail dot com if you are interested. This is great news and more kudos to Paul Graham and co.

I am pulling together a Y Combinator-like program in Australia and welcome TechCrunchers as participants.

Ping me at rand dot leebdutoit at gmail dot com if you are interested.

]]> By: extra gear http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1447859 extra gear Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:14:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1447859 With all these PhDs and rock star programmers working at Google, they still had to buy a small company to help out with 'powerpoint over the web'? *sigh* With all these PhDs and rock star programmers working at Google, they still had to buy a small company to help out with ‘powerpoint over the web’?

*sigh*

]]> By: Darin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1447579 Darin Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:33:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1447579 Look out Microsoft ... and the sad part is ... Microsoft has the ability to do all of this ... they are just holding out and this could potentially hurt them! Darin Look out Microsoft … and the sad part is … Microsoft has the ability to do all of this … they are just holding out and this could potentially hurt them!

Darin

]]> By: 苦牢之最後一年 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1447162 苦牢之最後一年 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:18:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1447162 <strong>Google 購併 Zenter...</strong> 嘴巴說沒有，但是出手還是挺誠實的嘛… 剛剛看到新聞，Google 購併了 Zenter，這是一家做線上 presentation 的公司，有了它，再加上先前購併的 Tonic Systems，很顯然就是衝著 PowerPoint 來的嘛，... Google 購併 Zenter…

嘴巴說沒有，但是出手還是挺誠實的嘛…

剛剛看到新聞，Google 購併了 Zenter，這是一家做線上 presentation 的公司，有了它，再加上先前購併的 Tonic Systems，很顯然就是衝著 PowerPoint 來的嘛，…

]]> By: Paul Graham http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1446916 Paul Graham Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:34:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1446916 Really, Jay, you know the acquisition price? Really, Jay, you know the acquisition price?

]]> By: Concrete Stain http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1446834 Concrete Stain Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:06:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1446834 - Y combinator is a good company / they only take 6%-10% - and give you 3 of the most connected months of yoru life. - Say this company had 10 employees / all are now millionaires / - That is a great job for that company. End of story. -RB - Y combinator is a good company / they only take 6%-10%

- and give you 3 of the most connected months of yoru life.

- Say this company had 10 employees / all are now millionaires /

- That is a great job for that company. End of story.

-RB

]]> By: Jay (living in First Life) http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445862 Jay (living in First Life) Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:16:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445862 Congrats to Zenter but the price wasn't very high. Google pays $1 MM per employee or so in options that lock you up for 4 years. This is maybe a 75% premium to what they would have made by just become developers at Google. Good for them. This is certainly not a "payday" that you sit around boasting about. Y Combinator is still a joke. Their only strategy is to get bought out. None of their businesses can actually generate cash flow. Congrats to Zenter but the price wasn’t very high. Google pays $1 MM per employee or so in options that lock you up for 4 years. This is maybe a 75% premium to what they would have made by just become developers at Google. Good for them. This is certainly not a “payday” that you sit around boasting about. Y Combinator is still a joke. Their only strategy is to get bought out. None of their businesses can actually generate cash flow.

]]> By: Zoli's Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445699 Zoli's Blog Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:15:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445699 <strong>The Web Office Smackdown - Why It Does Not Matter...</strong> ... The Web Office Smackdown - Why It Does Not Matter…

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]]> By: document.write("Markus Tressl"); http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445526 document.write("Markus Tressl"); Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:55:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445526 <strong>Mehr PowerPoint für Google Docs & Spreadsheets...</strong> Google hat sich im Web2.0 Kaufhaus für ihre Office-Suite wieder einmal etwas umgeschaut und wieder zugeschlagen. Wie der Google Blog verkündet, ist man sich mit dem Y-Combinator Startup Zenter.com übe...... Mehr PowerPoint für Google Docs & Spreadsheets…

Google hat sich im Web2.0 Kaufhaus für ihre Office-Suite wieder einmal etwas umgeschaut und wieder zugeschlagen. Wie der Google Blog verkündet, ist man sich mit dem Y-Combinator Startup Zenter.com übe……

]]> By: christ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445446 christ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:18:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445446 bdb you don't happen to work for the gliffy guys ? I'm sure they hope google need a diagram tool unfortunate it sucks. bdb you don’t happen to work for the gliffy guys ? I’m sure they hope google need a diagram tool unfortunate it sucks.

]]> By: Nick Gonzalez http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445117 Nick Gonzalez Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:41:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445117 I don't think they discriminate on age. Just happens that the willingness to code and live on ramen goes up as the age goes down. :) I don’t think they discriminate on age. Just happens that the willingness to code and live on ramen goes up as the age goes down. :)

]]> By: What is average age to get funded on Y-Combinator? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445091 What is average age to get funded on Y-Combinator? Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:31:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1445091 If are 40s... can you still get Y-Combinator VCs? If are 40s… can you still get Y-Combinator VCs?

]]> By: Stirrdup Trackback http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444995 Stirrdup Trackback Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:39:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444995 <strong>Google Acquires Zenter; Y Combinator Gets Another Payday...</strong> This story has been submitted to Stirrdup. If it can generate enough interest, it will make it to the main page.... Google Acquires Zenter; Y Combinator Gets Another Payday…

This story has been submitted to Stirrdup. If it can generate enough interest, it will make it to the main page….

]]> By: ChandraBajpai http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444962 ChandraBajpai Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:18:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444962 Any idea what the buyout price was? $1M? $3M $5M I'd be curious to see what YC's ROI was on this deal. Kudos to PaulG and YC. Any idea what the buyout price was? $1M? $3M $5M
I’d be curious to see what YC’s ROI was on this deal.

Kudos to PaulG and YC.

]]> By: Jason Alba http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444941 Jason Alba Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:07:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444941 kevinL - I bet you are right. Jason Alba CEO - <a href="http://www.JibberJobber.com" rel="nofollow">JibberJobber.com</a> ... a guy and company who doesn't have the Y Combinator's connections :p kevinL - I bet you are right.

Jason Alba
CEO - JibberJobber.com
… a guy and company who doesn’t have the Y Combinator’s connections :p

]]> By: Mike B. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444936 Mike B. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:05:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444936 Here's some inside info... 1) Google already has a PPT knockoff.. started internally. 2) They acquired these guys to help with internal codebase. 3) This was a HR-buy. 4) Price was low. Here’s some inside info…

1) Google already has a PPT knockoff.. started internally.

2) They acquired these guys to help with internal codebase.

3) This was a HR-buy.

4) Price was low.

]]> By: Graeme Thickins http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444921 Graeme Thickins Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:58:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444921 so, this is just another Google 'HR acquisition'? then what is the big news? this post sounds so....breathless so, this is just another Google ‘HR acquisition’?
then what is the big news?

this post sounds so….breathless

]]> By: Alaska Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444842 Alaska Miller Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444842 Nevermind the team was bought as well. Nevermind the team was bought as well.

]]> By: Alaska Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444839 Alaska Miller Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:22:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444839 http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/more-sharing.html Google says they purchased the "assets" meaning the team wasn't taken as well? http://googleblog.blogspot.com.....aring.html

Google says they purchased the “assets” meaning the team wasn’t taken as well?

]]> By: Kevin L. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444837 Kevin L. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:22:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444837 So I guess it's safe to say, that Zenter wouldn't have had this opportunity at such an early stage without Y Combinator's publicity and connections. So I guess it’s safe to say, that Zenter wouldn’t have had this opportunity at such an early stage without Y Combinator’s publicity and connections.

]]> By: Nick Gonzalez http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444809 Nick Gonzalez Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:08:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444809 nope, zenter never made it out of the gate. nope, zenter never made it out of the gate.

]]> By: MajorNetworkNews http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444781 MajorNetworkNews Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:57:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444781 Wow, great job, and great timing. I remember commenting on a previous post where you discussed google's new presentation stuff, I think I said "so much for zenter" ! ha Wow, great job, and great timing.

I remember commenting on a previous post where you discussed google’s new presentation stuff, I think I said “so much for zenter” !

ha

]]> By: Neil http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444744 Neil Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:41:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/06/19/google-acquires-zenter-to-fill-out-coming-powerpoint-application/#comment-1444744 Did Zenter even make it out of private beta? Google cached pages suggest they didn't, so they must've been doing something right. Did Zenter even make it out of private beta? Google cached pages suggest they didn’t, so they must’ve been doing something right.

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