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Color will make it. They are smart people. Bill sold companies for a total of $900+ M. Peter was the guy who got T-Mobile to introduce BillShrink to its million
by rokhayakebe 15y ago
Color will make it. They are smart people. Bill sold companies for a total of $900+ M. Peter was the guy who got T-Mobile to introduce BillShrink to its millions of subscribers and more people (through tv ads). Apparently they also have LinkedIn former chief scientist on staff. Teams like that win. Sooner or, maybe in this case, later.
- keeeeeeeeen 15y agoI can't help but feel that one reason Color is struggling is that while Bill appears to have a good track record for startups, he has never built one that is as front-facing and user-centered as Color, where design is an absolute necessity. He appears to be busy hiring a lot of "smart" people, and unfortunately those types of people (e.g. D.J. Patil) don't seem to be the most appropriate for defining the direction of a product whose success involves caring about its users. If Color's new direction also involves giving its users the middle finger, we can safely continue to write all 38 of them off.
- cfinke 15y agoCuil will make it. They are smart people. Anna Patterson was the architect of Google’s search index. Tom created a revolutionary search engine that introduced automatic clustering and page analysis. Apparently they also have a Google former technical lead on staff. Teams like that win.