Omnisio is a video hosting application, one of Y Combinator startups, acquired last month by Google.
Looking at aqcuisitions like this one, I see two things;
- Improving end user experience (or conversation in some cases) is more important than technical superiority. Omnisio didn’t host uber quality HD videos or 3D sound or anything fancy like that. What made me fall in love with the service is that they simply synchronized (vector) keynotes with the actual video.
- Execution is king for investors of any kind. This should be no surprise though. Not because they risk their money. But because startup businesses are usually making up their specific business as a whole as they go. So there is not really any substantial know-how, unless you are a copycat.
Check out Startup School 2008 videos on Omnisio.
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Tags: media, Y Combinator