I just read a blog posting by Brad Feld where he claims that a company he funded, Quova, invented a technology that I created! Specifically he says:
In the first few years of Quova’s life, we spent most of our time inventing the IP geolocation technology…
I know Brad is just trying to pump up his company, but let’s get the facts straight. I invented the concept and original technology of IP geotargeting (I’ve always thought “geolocation” sounded stupid) back on March 17, 1999 (yes, I remember the exact date). This technology was used as the seed that launched my company, Digital Envoy. Quova came around about year later. Yeah, they’ve tried to compete in the arena by burning through nearly (or more than, who can keep track) $30 million. Oh by the way, Digital Envoy has raised (and not burned through) about $12 million.
So for those keeping track at home. Digital Envoy/I invented it first, got it to market first, signed the first customer for the technology, and raised and spent less money. Quova has a name no one can pronounce, has raised and spent more money, and is located on the west coast. Of course, I also think that Digital Envoy has a better product but I might be biased. But the customers that choose Digital Envoy over all the competition aren’t. You can see some of those folks on Digital Envoy’s web site.
Nice attempt but you’ll have to try playing again later. In case you haven’t noticed, I get annoyed when people try to claim credit for something they didn’t do.