Regarding what xobni has in store There's a good chance that at that multiple the VCs get the bulk of the money. A deal with Microsoft almost certainly requires them to come on board at Microsoft for some period of time. A deal might include a noncompete for after they leave. It really does depend on what the terms of the deal on the table were.
People need to do some math before they say this was a good opportunity for Xobni and the investors-- who likely have the power to veto any acquisition. When you take 4. The only way an investor would approve that is if the company was tanking Xobni isn't-- they are buried in good press.
Outlook and email is the 1 technology time-sink on the planet RescueTime has the data to prove it-- someday we'll publish some interesting stats. RescueTime has the data to prove it-- someday we'll publish some interesting stats I see what you did there ;- Your business model makes a lot more sense now.
How on earth did this troll post get 17 votes? There's only one paragraph in it that's even new, and that doesn't say anything that hasn't already been said. I'm starting to get the feeling that there's a big jealousy factor developing here. The formula is simple: find something that's getting traction and getting talked about, and then bash it. This bashing is very appealing to people whose own efforts are less successful or more likely have never started , because it reassures them that the other people's efforts and success aren't "real" or legitimate.
The same thing can be seen in the comments on TechCrunch along with the jealousy of failed competitors. I think the "never have started" is probably the crux of the matter. People who don't actually build things tend to look at the world from a very different perspective. The focus is more on "how is this thing different from anything else I have seen" and not on "is this thing actually useful to a non-trivial set of people out there".
When they focus on the first part, it is very easy to bash almost all things out there. That's just search. That's just webmail. Just a smartphone - doesn't even have 3G and GPS! I think it's more a distinction between "people who have problems" and "people who don't have problems". When you don't have a problem, you're in browse mode - open to new ideas, but only if they're substantially different from everything you've ever seen and trigger some flicker of recognition, some reason to think it's a good idea.
When you do have a problem, you're actively looking for something to solve it, and get really excited about the solution. So if you happen to have the particular problem that Xobni solves, it's great, but if you don't, it's just ho-hum. To confirm your explanation, I never could understand the appeal of jottit until I attended a meeting where I was able to put up a site of what was being discussed before the end of the meeting using jottit.
It's lame to pretend the reactions of potential clients aren't important. Even if there is a jealousy factor, a good founder would take it into account and act accordingly. Now what is xobni going to do about it? Many of the people who're objecting - at least on these TechCrunch and FeedBurner stories - would never have bought it anyway. It's better to concentrate on the folks who will buy it I assume they're out there, though I'm not one of them I do see that happening with friendfeed.
It must be hard sometimes to find useful feedback when there's all this noise from random bashing. Actually, the vast majority of the feedback is very positive. What I've noticed that is that a lot of the stories getting voted up here are just bashing something popular, such as Twitter, or Facebook.
I think most people didn't read the article I always read the comments first. Comments make the main article fall under one of these three categories: 1. Not worth reading the whole post. Here is the summary. But here is a good discussion. Must read the article. Here are some great insights. I'll upmod a crappy article if the discussion it generates is high-quality.
I think that's a problem with voting. A vote up, to a lot of people, is not "this is a great post", but rather "I like this topic". I'll bet you a nickel that the majority of votes happen that way Or at least a significant minority.
No idea. That guy is as inarticulate as he is unintelligent. How disappointing that your only contribution to this discussion is to be snide and rude. I've offered an opinion about an application and the utility I derived on my blog. Thereafter I've commented on the price offered for a company. By definition these are subjective matters. The fundamental platform business is less visible to consumers, but it might actually make some money. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic.
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Xobni makes Outlook better, but where's the business? There's more to this company than meets Outlook. Rafe Needleman. May 5, p. Xobni gives you a useful scorecard for each person who e-mails you. Click for full image. Xobni also extracts e-mail threads.
Click to enlarge. Discuss: Xobni makes Outlook better, but where's the business? Outlook is one of the most widely used applications for knowledge workers, but it's an older piece of software with its share of limitations, which means there's plenty of demand for the functionality Xobni offers, says Bonforte. Xobni also features integration with Sharepoint groups, policies and files, and is well positioned to add value as Microsoft pushes further into unified communications. Xobni's business hinges on licensing its plug-in to enterprises, and its partners make money on the customization side.
A Microsoft partner, Xobni has partnerships with around 20 other Microsoft Certified partners that build their own custom Xobni extensions for specific verticals. Xobni partners have built extensions for Salesforce.
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