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Sometimes, Startup Acquisition Isnt Success by asalimpo(m): 8:49pm On Aug 03, 2014
Sometimes success isnt measured fully in dollar terms but lives touched and how it was affected.
Watif apple were sold ,in todays biz savvy wrld? Jobs wont steer and lead it as He deemed fit. It wud b 1 generic ceo with an MBA and years of cognate business experience and an aristocratic air who wudnt b half as innovative . Since he wears a sad suit 24/7 He'd think you're unserious to suggest a computer with color!
First person,He'll fire would b (geuss who?) our dear and beloved sir,Jonathan Ives!
Yeah, i know it's Unthinkable now, but then ivy boy didnt hav no reps. No online fame.
He's d design guy who just was too moody and wouldnt leave good at good enuff.
Apple wud miss multiple ship dates while He was perfectg his pesky designs.
And Managers like people who get RESULTS . Results, quick to market. Ives wud b gone. And products wud ship faster. Just no innovation.
Wat if google were sold for d $1m they asked for. Unthinkable.
Wat wud d buyer make out of d innovation? Which buyer by d way? Alta vista? Ask Jeeves, metaSearch. Where ar they today?
They and d google dream wud b as dead as wood. Theyd b no android, mayb no adsense and gmail wud b as spamful as yahoomail.
Wat if youtube were not sold?
It wud grow and innovate around its core concept - video contents - same as facebook has and twitter has. Where is facebook today? Riding high. It just had a seismic IPO. Shook d entire industry. Same way google and microsoft's did.
Where is youtube today?
Its fine. Livg on as an appendage of google. Nothg much in dat departmnt. It's been parked like another acquired car in a billonaires garage.
What of watsap?
Bought for big bucks.
But watsap was already havg about 200 million users in its base bf facebook came knockg. Now watsap cudve grown into a phenomenom on its own. It was already an underground sensation.
20 yrs ago tech companies were built up, the rate of acquisition was small , they grew and died based on their market impact.
But that's y we hav cisco, (no cisco no ccna,ccnp,ccisp).
Think of it! Cisco wouldve been bought before you cud say "router".
Cisco grew and grew many lives with it.
Watof sun systems, it brought us java. Yes, the most popular language of all times. Brought d first respected programmg certifcations-scjp,scjd etc In d hands of greedy oracle, you cant take d top ones without selling your kidney! With sun systems it was easier. You could take programmer without associate. You cud take Developer without payg for compulsory traing.
Even d father of d language had to leave under d new administration.

Watof wen fb bought, isreali featurephone app maker,snaptu. This was the only link 3rd world ppl had to
apps tht required smartphones.
Well, after d purchase, and subsequent job losses (all staff except programmers were axed) ,
the servces were shut down, or reduced. Former customers ar now groang. Sure, snaptu wudnt hav grown into much,it was acquired for token amount,but it was servg mor ppl better bf it became a bigger companies appendix.

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Re: Sometimes, Startup Acquisition Isnt Success by toshodei: 5:05pm On Aug 04, 2014
asalimpo: Sometimes success isnt measured fully in dollar terms but lives touched and how it was affected.
Watif apple were sold ,in todays biz savvy wrld? Jobs wont steer and lead it as He deemed fit. It wud b 1 generic ceo with an MBA and years of cognate business experience and an aristocratic air who wudnt b half as innovative . Since he wears a sad suit 24/7 He'd think you're unserious to suggest a computer with color!
First person,He'll fire would b (geuss who?) our dear and beloved sir,Jonathan Ives!
Yeah, i know it's Unthinkable now, but then ivy boy didnt hav no reps. No online fame.
He's d design guy who just was too moody and wouldnt leave good at good enuff.
Apple wud miss multiple ship dates while He was perfectg his pesky designs.
And Managers like people who get RESULTS . Results, quick to market. Ives wud b gone. And products wud ship faster. Just no innovation.
Wat if google were sold for d $1m they asked for. Unthinkable.
Wat wud d buyer make out of d innovation? Which buyer by d way? Alta vista? Ask Jeeves, metaSearch. Where ar they today?
They and d google dream wud b as dead as wood. Theyd b no android, mayb no adsense and gmail wud b as spamful as yahoomail.
Wat if youtube were not sold?
It wud grow and innovate around its core concept - video contents - same as facebook has and twitter has. Where is facebook today? Riding high. It just had a seismic IPO. Shook d entire industry. Same way google and microsoft's did.
Where is youtube today?
Its fine. Livg on as an appendage of google. Nothg much in dat departmnt. It's been parked like another acquired car in a billonaires garage.
What of watsap?
Bought for big bucks.
But watsap was already havg about 200 million users in its base bf facebook came knockg. Now watsap cudve grown into a phenomenom on its own. It was already an underground sensation.
20 yrs ago tech companies were built up, the rate of acquisition was small , they grew and died based on their market impact.
But that's y we hav cisco, (no cisco no ccna,ccnp,ccisp).
Think of it! Cisco wouldve been bought before you cud say "router".
Cisco grew and grew many lives with it.
Watof sun systems, it brought us java. Yes, the most popular language of all times. Brought d first respected programmg certifcations-scjp,scjd etc In d hands of greedy oracle, you cant take d top ones without selling your kidney! With sun systems it was easier. You could take programmer without associate. You cud take Developer without payg for compulsory traing.
Even d father of d language had to leave under d new administration.

Watof wen fb bought, isreali featurephone app maker,snaptu. This was the only link 3rd world ppl had to
apps tht required smartphones.
Well, after d purchase, and subsequent job losses (all staff except programmers were axed) ,
the servces were shut down, or reduced. Former customers ar now groang. Sure, snaptu wudnt hav grown into much,it was acquired for token amount,but it was servg mor ppl better bf it became a bigger companies appendix.


So true, but I think that as Nigerians/Africans we can't like that. Like these people have options, we dont. Thats why startup acquisitions (as long as they make us money) is a good thing.
Re: Sometimes, Startup Acquisition Isnt Success by Djtm(m): 9:32pm On Aug 04, 2014
For each of those successful startups you posted up there, there were 1000 which folded up. I get your drift tho.

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