Comments on: Czech Cloud Startup Good Data Raises Funding From Marc Andreessen And Others http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:58:14 -0800 hourly 1 By: TechCrunch: Czech Cloud Startup GoodData Raises Funding From Marc Andreessen And Others | Good Data http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-3078678 TechCrunch: Czech Cloud Startup GoodData Raises Funding From Marc Andreessen And Others | Good Data Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:08:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-3078678 [...] Read the rest of the article here Share this: [...] [...] Read the rest of the article here Share this: [...]

]]> By: Good Data Raises $2.5 Million For Cloud-Based Data Analytics http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-3037543 Good Data Raises $2.5 Million For Cloud-Based Data Analytics Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:57:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-3037543 [...] Data, which raised $2.5 million earlier this year from Marc Andreessen and others, was founded by serial entrepreneur Roman Stanek. [...] [...] Data, which raised $2.5 million earlier this year from Marc Andreessen and others, was founded by serial entrepreneur Roman Stanek. [...]

]]> By: Amyric Duclert http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2744561 Amyric Duclert Tue, 12 May 2009 20:55:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2744561 There is a yawning gap between the analytics solutions for small businesses (such as MS Office) and those for Fortune 5000 firms. MS is trying to move upmarket with some of its latest initiatives, and may be successful there. But SaaS companies like GoodData have a real chance of nailing an underserved, cost-sensitive market segment. There is a yawning gap between the analytics solutions for small businesses (such as MS Office) and those for Fortune 5000 firms. MS is trying to move upmarket with some of its latest initiatives, and may be successful there.

But SaaS companies like GoodData have a real chance of nailing an underserved, cost-sensitive market segment.

]]> By: syslus http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2718795 syslus Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:41:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2718795 "eastern/central Europe was owned by the former soviet union" Learn something about history or shut up, nobody was owned by Soviet Union in Eastern and Middle Europe, you sucker! “eastern/central Europe was owned by the former soviet union”

Learn something about history or shut up, nobody was owned by Soviet Union in Eastern and Middle Europe, you sucker!

]]> By: Andre http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2716957 Andre Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:51:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2716957 Here is a link to a presentation I saw at the MySQL conference last week - http://www.breadboardbi.com/white_papers/mysql_conference_bbbi.pdf. Look at slides 6 - 14. It looks like Good Data can scale AND accept data from an unlimited number of data sources. As far as sensitive data in a SaaS context - think SalesForce.com, Taleo, and others... Andre P.S. Prague is clearly the heart of Europe - almost as nice as Paris :-) Here is a link to a presentation I saw at the MySQL conference last week – http://www.brea...erence_bbbi.pdf. Look at slides 6 – 14.

It looks like Good Data can scale AND accept data from an unlimited number of data sources.

As far as sensitive data in a SaaS context – think SalesForce.com, Taleo, and others…

Andre

P.S. Prague is clearly the heart of Europe – almost as nice as Paris :-)

]]> By: Justin Bellinger http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2716814 Justin Bellinger Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:57:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2716814 Maybe, just maybe, it's you that needs to get over it? I guess those based there are better qualified to make a point? :) J. Maybe, just maybe, it’s you that needs to get over it? I guess those based there are better qualified to make a point? :)

J.

]]> By: Justin Bellinger http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2716813 Justin Bellinger Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:54:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2716813 Having worked with Roman, I wouldn't write-off Good Data for not being "the big three" -- Roman has a great knack for *making* his companies be the must have solution to use. He's also one of the most focused and delivering entrepreneur's I've known. And I've known a few. Having worked with Roman, I wouldn’t write-off Good Data for not being “the big three” — Roman has a great knack for *making* his companies be the must have solution to use.

He’s also one of the most focused and delivering entrepreneur’s I’ve known. And I’ve known a few.

]]> By: Randy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2716170 Randy Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:26:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2716170 Great post man. Keep it up. Always like to hear that people are able to keep their dreams going. It all takes a lot of work and dedication. Let's rock and roll! Happy Business! Great post man. Keep it up. Always like to hear that people are able to keep their dreams going. It all takes a lot of work and dedication. Let’s rock and roll!

Happy Business!

]]> By: Berka http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2716073 Berka Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:58:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2716073 Czech Republic WATCH : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5dgj7INDt8 Czech Republic WATCH : http://www.yout...h?v=z5dgj7INDt8

]]> By: Scott Kriz http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2715510 Scott Kriz Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:37:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2715510 Roman, Very impressive. While it's true that others have tried to address the need for cloud BI, your approach is unique and is addressing a future demand. I wish you the best of luck. Scott Roman,

Very impressive. While it’s true that others have tried to address the need for cloud BI, your approach is unique and is addressing a future demand. I wish you the best of luck.

Scott

]]> By: PeterWWW http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2715044 PeterWWW Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:05:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2715044 that's why they have have HQ in Silicon Valley I actually tried selling http://InteliWISE.com solutions remotely from Poland (cold calling, maillings, demos etc) but it's super hard if you have a sophisticated and quite expensive (at least not in 100$ range) product - it simply need on site support and sales team that;s why IW opened offices In Valley and hired US marketing and sales Vet as vice presiedent on the other hand b2c can work remotely pretty well ( it still higly advicable to attend US conferences, barcamps etc. but you can be based out of US) that’s why they have have HQ in Silicon Valley I actually tried selling http://InteliWISE.com solutions remotely from Poland (cold calling, maillings, demos etc) but it’s super hard if you have a sophisticated and quite expensive (at least not in 100$ range) product – it simply need on site support and sales team
that;s why IW opened offices In Valley and hired US marketing and sales Vet as vice presiedent

on the other hand b2c can work remotely pretty well ( it still higly advicable to attend US conferences, barcamps etc. but you can be based out of US)

]]> By: PeterWWW http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2715021 PeterWWW Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:53:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2715021 There's quite a difference if you compare Belrus or Ukraine and CEE countries which were under soviet influence but had more freedom which is one of the reasons communism was abolished in Poland. Thats enough on history note:) There’s quite a difference if you compare Belrus or Ukraine and CEE countries which were under soviet influence but had more freedom which is one of the reasons communism was abolished in Poland. Thats enough on history note:)

]]> By: Jack http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714859 Jack Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:02:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714859 Yes: they will be free, then they will compete on price ("far, far lower than the current solutions"). If they wind up selling below cost, then they're just dumping (as so many other companies do) with the savings footed by investors. The result is that competitors are forced to go below cost too, and everyone is devalued and eventually no one makes money but hopes to live off Google Ads. Then comes the Deadpool and everyone wonders why it's so hard to make money on the web. (hint: it's because everyone gives away their work for free) Yes: they will be free, then they will compete on price (”far, far lower than the current solutions”). If they wind up selling below cost, then they’re just dumping (as so many other companies do) with the savings footed by investors. The result is that competitors are forced to go below cost too, and everyone is devalued and eventually no one makes money but hopes to live off Google Ads. Then comes the Deadpool and everyone wonders why it’s so hard to make money on the web.

(hint: it’s because everyone gives away their work for free)

]]> By: Shawn Drewry http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714830 Shawn Drewry Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:41:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714830 checkers? checkers?

]]> By: Graham Glass http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714818 Graham Glass Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:35:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714818 Did you read the article? Did you read the article?

]]> By: Mircea @ MyTestBox.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714559 Mircea @ MyTestBox.com Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:11:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714559 And why it's insulting? Or do you think eastern Europe is sub-human or what? As Michael said, eastern/central Europe was owned by the former soviet union and that's what he was referring ...get over this. And why it’s insulting? Or do you think eastern Europe is sub-human or what? As Michael said, eastern/central Europe was owned by the former soviet union and that’s what he was referring …get over this.

]]> By: Travis5650 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714500 Travis5650 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:38:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714500 So Good Data is saying, we are the collaborative BI for SMB, yet what prevents anyone from building a widget on top of Google Spreadsheets or App Engine to do the same thing for free forever? Then you've got Qliktech, Microstrategy, open source(mondrian), Excel w/ performance point(the UI de facto standard for SMB), never mind the the un-reliability of AWS.....I highly suggest GD read the speculative data brewing about different compute response times for the SAME small/medium/large configuration from AWS. The data is coming from fairly advanced performance tests. When things are virtualized AND veiled by a corporate policy(ie. Amazon won't tell you exactly what machine config your are phyisically getting) this is not exactly a place to put production or highly utilized resources right now. Beyond that, good luck good data..... So Good Data is saying, we are the collaborative BI for SMB, yet what prevents anyone from building a widget on top of Google Spreadsheets or App Engine to do the same thing for free forever? Then you’ve got Qliktech, Microstrategy, open source(mondrian), Excel w/ performance point(the UI de facto standard for SMB), never mind the the un-reliability of AWS…..I highly suggest GD read the speculative data brewing about different compute response times for the SAME small/medium/large configuration from AWS. The data is coming from fairly advanced performance tests. When things are virtualized AND veiled by a corporate policy(ie. Amazon won’t tell you exactly what machine config your are phyisically getting) this is not exactly a place to put production or highly utilized resources right now.

Beyond that, good luck good data…..

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714473 Rob Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:23:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714473 Good article Mike. These posts is what brings me back to TC. Im guessing their sales force is US based since its not exactly an easy sell for getting the stats service integrated into the sites of their customers. Good article Mike. These posts is what brings me back to TC.

Im guessing their sales force is US based since its not exactly an easy sell for getting the stats service integrated into the sites of their customers.

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714427 Michael Arrington Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:49:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714427 ok, central europe, whatever. key point is the country was previously owned and operated by the soviet union. ok, central europe, whatever. key point is the country was previously owned and operated by the soviet union.

]]> By: PeterWWW http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714364 PeterWWW Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:10:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714364 Good data is a very interesting project on Barcamp Riga I also meet guys from Latavian comapany ( can't recall their name) that delivers interesting product for analyzing prices based on cloud data analysis mixed with geolocalization As for CEE it is more about coping than innovation but there are execptions. One of most interesting is InteliWISE (http://inteliwise.com and http://avaguide.net) - a company run by founders of Wirtualna Polska - 2nd largest portal in Poland. It currently has probably the most advanced and fully integrated solution in AI avatars on the Web. Another great example is Nozbe.com (http://nzobe.com) online project managment tool based on Getting Things Done which rised to #1 in it's niche over ca. 2 years mostly due to its charismatic founder Michael Sliwinski And I hope the project I currently work with - http://justproto.com will also soon gain many users in US Good data is a very interesting project on Barcamp Riga I also meet guys from Latavian comapany ( can’t recall their name) that delivers interesting product for analyzing prices based on cloud data analysis mixed with geolocalization

As for CEE it is more about coping than innovation but there are execptions. One of most interesting is InteliWISE (http://inteliwise.com and http://avaguide.net) – a company run by founders of Wirtualna Polska – 2nd largest portal in Poland.
It currently has probably the most advanced and fully integrated solution in AI avatars on the Web.

Another great example is Nozbe.com (http://nzobe.com) online project managment tool based on Getting Things Done which rised to #1 in it’s niche over ca. 2 years mostly due to its charismatic founder Michael Sliwinski

And I hope the project I currently work with – http://justproto.com will also soon gain many users in US

]]> By: Roman Stanek http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714303 Roman Stanek Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:17:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714303 More on this subject here: Friends Don’t Let Friends Overpay for BI http://roman.stanek.org/2009/04/24/friends-dont-let-friends-overpay-for-bi/ More on this subject here: Friends Don’t Let Friends Overpay for BI
http://roman.st...overpay-for-bi/

]]> By: ZD http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714263 ZD Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:43:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714263 Yes, I can confirm that the 10MB is certainly not a hard limitation. For example the public demo project that everybody can try at https://beta.gooddata.com/ goes way over this limit. Yes, I can confirm that the 10MB is certainly not a hard limitation. For example the public demo project that everybody can try at https://beta.gooddata.com/ goes way over this limit.

]]> By: Ihor Bobak http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714258 Ihor Bobak Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:39:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714258 >You sound like a PM inside one of these large >organizations that is scared of change. Or, >possibly intimidated? I am not a representative of a customer at all - my company is a BI-product and service provider. And I simply do not understand what is cheaper: a) to buy a server with 8GB RAM, 2TB RAID for $3000 and to buy any BI system to install it locally or b) to hire a person who will solve remote data integration issues and will keep supporting it; to rent a high-speed internet channel for initial 1TB snapshot upload and each day 100 MB changed data upload ? As "inthewoods" said, this service may be really oriented on SMB. But SMB does not mean "less data": a local phone operator, whose revenue 1M per year, may have millions of records in their database. >You sound like a PM inside one of these large >organizations that is scared of change. Or, >possibly intimidated?

I am not a representative of a customer at all – my company is a BI-product and service provider. And I simply do not understand what is cheaper:

a) to buy a server with 8GB RAM, 2TB RAID for $3000 and to buy any BI system to install it locally

or

b) to hire a person who will solve remote data integration issues and will keep supporting it; to rent a high-speed internet channel for initial 1TB snapshot upload and each day 100 MB changed data upload

?

As “inthewoods” said, this service may be really oriented on SMB. But SMB does not mean “less data”: a local phone operator, whose revenue 1M per year, may have millions of records in their database.

]]> By: inthewoods http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714234 inthewoods Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:24:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714234 I don't think the service is oriented for that type of company - really this is a product to bring analytics to the SMB marketplace. As for the comment from Ihor about 10mb - I think that is just for the upload wizard, not a hard limitation - but maybe someone can provide greater detail? If they can solve the data management issue - which is what I'm most concerned about - then a Salesforce.com type model would work well for larger companies. I agree with the comment, however, about the complexity - their challenge is that such tools tend to be too complex for small businesses (so they default to excel). I don’t think the service is oriented for that type of company – really this is a product to bring analytics to the SMB marketplace. As for the comment from Ihor about 10mb – I think that is just for the upload wizard, not a hard limitation – but maybe someone can provide greater detail?

If they can solve the data management issue – which is what I’m most concerned about – then a Salesforce.com type model would work well for larger companies.

I agree with the comment, however, about the complexity – their challenge is that such tools tend to be too complex for small businesses (so they default to excel).

]]> By: coldbrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/czech-cloud-startup-good-data-raises-funding-from-marc-andreeseen-and-others/comment-page-1/#comment-2714178 coldbrew Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:50:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=59092#comment-2714178 You do understand the service is not fully baked right? Do you think a company with experienced entrepreneurs and investors such as these has not, and will not, be able to consider the issues that you are raising? You sound like a PM inside one of these large organizations that is scared of change. Or, possibly intimidated? You do understand the service is not fully baked right? Do you think a company with experienced entrepreneurs and investors such as these has not, and will not, be able to consider the issues that you are raising?

You sound like a PM inside one of these large organizations that is scared of change. Or, possibly intimidated?

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