{"id":5461,"date":"2011-09-19T19:58:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T03:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept11\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2011-09-19T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T04:12:22","slug":"duck-duck-go-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522sept11\/2011\/09\/19\/duck-duck-go-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck Duck Go pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

I reviewed a pitch from 2008 for the search engine Duck Duck Go<\/a>. Aside from looking at the pitch, it was interesting to be able to see how the company\/tool has fared since then.<\/p>\n

The pros<\/strong><\/p>\n

The description of how it works is really clear – “it’s like Google,” but with “human-powered” results at the top that are “hand-picked to be relevant.” The presenter promises that it will save people “time and effort while searching.” He clearly identifies the main competition – Google – but then describes how Duck Duck Go is different and better. \u00a0He doesn’t specifically identify a particular pain point by suggesting that the Google results aren’t good, he just promises that Duck Duck Go’s results will be an improvement.<\/p>\n

The cons<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founder & CEO Gabriel Weinberg<\/a> delivers the pitch, and he seems kind of awkward, but his speaking is clear and concise. He doesn’t provide any of his credentials, such as his previous successful (?) venture ‘The Names Database’ which sold for $10 in 2006 (see Wikipedia<\/a>).\u00a0He doesn’t address the value, or describe how it will make money, but I think it’s a somewhat enticing pitch for the end user.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eMZ7DI1GjM0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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