Comments on: Grayboxx, a notable local search company — to come http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Growth Or Sale | OneOnes Blogoshpere Community http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-817779 The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Growth Or Sale | OneOnes Blogoshpere Community Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:46:41 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-817779 [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s intellectual property and sold it [...] [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s intellectual property and sold it [...]

]]> By: Business to Business Marketplace | The Start-up Quandary: Growth Or Sale http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-817605 Business to Business Marketplace | The Start-up Quandary: Growth Or Sale Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:39:39 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-817605 [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s core technology and sold it to the [...] [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s core technology and sold it to the [...]

]]> By: The Start-up Quandary: Growth Or Sale | ISFMA the Blog http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-817530 The Start-up Quandary: Growth Or Sale | ISFMA the Blog Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:09:25 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-817530 [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s core technology and sold it to the [...] [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s core technology and sold it to the [...]

]]> By: Escape From The Rat Race » Blog Archive » The Entrepreneur’s Quandary: Growth Or Sale http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-817369 Escape From The Rat Race » Blog Archive » The Entrepreneur’s Quandary: Growth Or Sale Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:33:37 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-817369 [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s intellectual property and sold it [...] [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s intellectual property and sold it [...]

]]> By: The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Growth Or Sale » Business Advice and Information For Home and Small Businesses http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-817312 The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Growth Or Sale » Business Advice and Information For Home and Small Businesses Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:01:34 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-817312 [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s core technology and sold it to the [...] [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s core technology and sold it to the [...]

]]> By: Facts and News | The Start-up Dilemma: Growth Or Sale http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-817295 Facts and News | The Start-up Dilemma: Growth Or Sale Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:06:24 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-817295 [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s intellectual property and sold it [...] [...] their creation. One example of a company that sold at the right time was grayboxx, whose founder Bob Chandra recognized that there was strategic value to the company’s intellectual property and sold it [...]

]]> By: Local search startup Grayboxx sells to BayAdvisor » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-804276 Local search startup Grayboxx sells to BayAdvisor » VentureBeat Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:27:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-804276 [...] Grayboxx search results displayed according to this calculation. The results seemed pretty good, from my use of the service. Check out this search I just did for “mexican food” in Mountain View, California, [...] [...] Grayboxx search results displayed according to this calculation. The results seemed pretty good, from my use of the service. Check out this search I just did for “mexican food” in Mountain View, California, [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Roundup: Apple’s new ultra-portable notebook, Zynga launch, CNET’s poison pill, and more http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-736038 VentureBeat » Roundup: Apple’s new ultra-portable notebook, Zynga launch, CNET’s poison pill, and more Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:06:52 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-736038 [...] Grayboxx rolls out local search engine nationally — Grayboxx, a local search engine and reviews site that launched last October for 100 towns and cities, has expanded its service to cover the entire United States. The company is almost entirely automated, although it just added a feature to allow user reviews. We also covered it before its launch. [...] [...] Grayboxx rolls out local search engine nationally — Grayboxx, a local search engine and reviews site that launched last October for 100 towns and cities, has expanded its service to cover the entire United States. The company is almost entirely automated, although it just added a feature to allow user reviews. We also covered it before its launch. [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Roundup: Sprint CEO out, Google phone details, and more http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-568780 VentureBeat » Roundup: Sprint CEO out, Google phone details, and more Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:03:18 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-568780 [...] search and local review sites – Another search startup is local search/review site Grayboxx (our coverage), which hopes to one-up Google and Yahoo’s near-useless local search results, as well as more [...] [...] search and local review sites – Another search startup is local search/review site Grayboxx (our coverage), which hopes to one-up Google and Yahoo’s near-useless local search results, as well as more [...]

]]> By: Evan http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-404518 Evan Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:13:11 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-404518 I'll hold off on judging Grayboxx's local search capabilities until I have the opportunity to try it myself. But I am encouraged by Eric's testimonial, and by the fact that Rajeev Motwani is on Grayboxx's advisory board. What with Rajeev's brains and experience, I can't see him jumping on board a fly-by-night company. Maybe Grayboxx is on to something... I’ll hold off on judging Grayboxx’s local search capabilities until I have the opportunity to try it myself. But I am encouraged by Eric’s testimonial, and by the fact that Rajeev Motwani is on Grayboxx’s advisory board. What with Rajeev’s brains and experience, I can’t see him jumping on board a fly-by-night company. Maybe Grayboxx is on to something…

]]> By: Neal http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-401394 Neal Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:07:16 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-401394 Grayboxx is taking on the problem of local "word of mouth" from a very interesting direction. I have played around with their product and found the results to be quite good and in alignment with what I might have expected. Bob and team will no doubt impact the local search space. Grayboxx is taking on the problem of local “word of mouth” from a very interesting direction. I have played around with their product and found the results to be quite good and in alignment with what I might have expected. Bob and team will no doubt impact the local search space.

]]> By: Eric Eldon http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-401256 Eric Eldon Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:10:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-401256 jtw: search for "grayboxx," instead :) A. Smith: Yes, Ask is another one. And yes, there's hype around local search. Still, based on what I saw of Grayboxx's approach, I think they're doing something different that could work well. jtw: search for “grayboxx,” instead :)

A. Smith: Yes, Ask is another one. And yes, there’s hype around local search. Still, based on what I saw of Grayboxx’s approach, I think they’re doing something different that could work well.

]]> By: A. Smith http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-401138 A. Smith Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:04:23 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-401138 There is a tremendous amount of hype over local search. There is also a pervasive assumption that people always want to "search" for information, even local information. Eric, you made no mention of Ask which has a more comprehensive local search engine given the integration with several IAC properties. I mention Ask as they are losing search market share. Granted, their current ad campaign is horrendous, but more importantly, despite all the forecasts to the contrary, Ask is not seeing any growth in its' local search efforts around AskCity.com. There is tremendous competition, lots of new gee whiz technologies, and a clear preference for newspapers in this area. I hope the best for GrayBoxx, but I think they are another gee whiz technology looking for a problem to solve. There is a tremendous amount of hype over local search. There is also a pervasive assumption that people always want to “search” for information, even local information.

Eric, you made no mention of Ask which has a more comprehensive local search engine given the integration with several IAC properties. I mention Ask as they are losing search market share. Granted, their current ad campaign is horrendous, but more importantly, despite all the forecasts to the contrary, Ask is not seeing any growth in its’ local search efforts around AskCity.com.

There is tremendous competition, lots of new gee whiz technologies, and a clear preference for newspapers in this area. I hope the best for GrayBoxx, but I think they are another gee whiz technology looking for a problem to solve.

]]> By: JTW http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-401112 JTW Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:18:36 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-401112 when I search for GreyBoxx I get a bunch of naked old ladies when I search for GreyBoxx I get a bunch of naked old ladies

]]> By: N http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-401064 N Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:44:25 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/08/10/grayboxx-a-notable-local-search-company-to-come/#comment-401064 Good luck with this one. There's been so much 'local' talk lately but to my mind no real progression from YP over the web. Not sure about the name grayboxx though. people buy brands right? Good luck with this one. There’s been so much ‘local’ talk lately but to my mind no real progression from YP over the web. Not sure about the name grayboxx though. people buy brands right?

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