Comments on: Feedburner Founder/CEO Dick Costolo To Leave Google

By: TC50: Twitter COO Dick Costolo Talks About His Newest “Challenge”

TC50: Twitter COO Dick Costolo Talks About His Newest “Challenge” — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:02:27 +0000

[...] founded RSS service Feedburner, sold the company to Google for $100 million in 2007 and recently left Google for greener [...]

By: Oh, RSS Is Definitely Dead Now: Feedburner CEO Dick Costolo To Become Twitter COO | Trinitude Network

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:19:35 +0000

[...] heard from multiple sources. Costolo, who sold Feedburner to Google for $100 million in 2007, left Google in July. We’d heard he was looking to start a new company, but obviously Twitter swooped in and [...]

By: Oh, RSS Is Definitely Dead Now: Feedburner CEO Dick Costolo To Become Twitter COO | Stoth

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:40:29 +0000

By: Oh, RSS Is Definitely Dead Now: Feedburner CEO Dick Costolo To Become Twitter COO

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:00:26 +0000

By: FeedBurner 创始人兼 CEO Dick Costolo 离开 Google | 谷奥——探寻谷歌的奥秘

FeedBurner 创始人兼 CEO Dick Costolo 离开 Google | 谷奥——探寻谷歌的奥秘 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:58:05 +0000

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By: faizan

faizan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:31:09 +0000

Gujarati is going to everywhere and settled to any country.

By: vicky

vicky — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:02:13 +0000

Wondering were will he embark on next
http://voipsms.blogspot.com

By: Google pierde al creador de Feedburner

Google pierde al creador de Feedburner — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:56:17 +0000

[...] Costolo, fundador y CEO de Feedburner, ha anunciado que abandonará Google esta semana. El gigante buscador adquirió la empresa hace dos años por 100 [...]

By: dave

dave — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:21:02 +0000

rss is dead!

heh.

By: Feedburner Founder/CEO Dick Costolo To Leave Google | Technology News Update

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:54:19 +0000

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By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:45:08 +0000

agree

By: mojaam

mojaam — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:08:46 +0000

Maybe Dick CostALot! Zing… hahahaha I crack myself up.

By: Frank Gruber

Frank Gruber — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:49:29 +0000

Good luck Dick! I am looking forward to seeing what embark on next.

By: J

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:30:11 +0000

An interesting perspective would be that of a Google stock holder. Take Feedburner as one example. Has the money invested, the product relegated to cobweb status, and the original founders/talent jumping ship brought additional value to the company?

How does it look when all of the other acquisitions that went the way of the dodo bird are added in as well?

I’d say there is a strong argument that Google does not know how create additional value from acquisitions (other than adsense).

By: Jorge Yunes

Jorge Yunes — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:26:33 +0000

The second exit of the year… Gonzalo Alonzo was the first!

What’s happend Google, what’s is the exit of the enterpreneurship?

i think … i buy… them i fly whitout you!

By: perk

perk — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:49:24 +0000

Aw, it is pretty expected by all parties to leave an acquirer after a year or two. The job is just a part of the compensation (for the sale) package and transition assurance.

The only real surprise is when an entrepreneur stays around past a couple of years.

By: New Gadgets | Feedburner Founder/CEO Dick Costolo To Leave Google

New Gadgets | Feedburner Founder/CEO Dick Costolo To Leave Google — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:47:14 +0000

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By: 谷奥——探寻谷歌的奥秘

谷奥——探寻谷歌的奥秘 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:30:28 +0000

FeedBurner 创始人兼 CEO Dick Costolo 离开 Google…

通常被收购公司的CEO或创始人总是很难在新东家找到合适的位置，FeedBurner创始人兼CEO Dick Costolo也不例外，他将确定于本周离开Google。
Dick Costolo和他的芝加哥团队于两年前被Google以一亿美元…

By: Eric Marcoullier

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:07:42 +0000

My understanding is that Google pulled Costolo off of Feedburner to work on other projects before the ink was even dry.

No idea why the service has been flaky as of late, but I’d be hardpressed to blame any of the Feedburner guys for it.

By: Guias Local

Guias Local — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:02:07 +0000

Looking forward to see what he creates next.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:35:56 +0000

Budi, even though VC funds your company, they do not own 100% of your company. As a founder, you do not give up 100% of your company. You give a certain percentage anywhere from 20% – 51% of your company to investors. That means you still own some percentage of your company.

Take for example, Facebook has $500 million in VC investment. Last I heard, Mark Z still own 29% of the company. So when the company is sold or goes IPO, the founders will receive compensation (monetary) or in stock based on their percentage, and their investors will receive compensation based on their percentage.

By: Andrew Holt

Andrew Holt — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:32:20 +0000

It depends entirely on the pre-money valuation of the company when they raised capital from the VC, how much equity the founder owned before that round, and the conversion rules for the investors.

By: Zach Coelius

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:24:46 +0000

Good luck Dick, It will be exciting to see what the next adventure will be.

By: Finance Geek » Google Looses FeedBurner CEO Dick Costolo

Finance Geek » Google Looses FeedBurner CEO Dick Costolo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:23:20 +0000

[...] Feedburner founder and CEO Dick Costolo will leave Google at the end of the week, reports TechCrunch. [...]

By: MG55

MG55 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:05:53 +0000

Robin/Mike. I’d love to see a TC article branding of small company after acquisition. Examples.

(1) Feedburner.com – take a visit now, it’s assimilated fully under the Google fold…it looks completely Google.

(2) Fickr.com – left in-tact…with small words at bottom of “a Yahoo! Company”.

What decisions go into such assimilation by acquiring company and brand? What’s better, complete assimilation or keep brand image of acquired company?

Been itching for insider scoop on that.