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So they didn't buy SG to get the founders, and aren't going to use the tech, so all that's left is customers, which they're not going to keep using a transition
by nhangen 15y ago
So they didn't buy SG to get the founders, and aren't going to use the tech, so all that's left is customers, which they're not going to keep using a transition strategy like this.
I don't get it...
- ojbyrne 15y agoEngineers other than the founders?
- evgen 15y agoThey could have just been hired directly. Why bother acquiring if you have no interest in 1) the IP, 2) the founders or management team, or 3) the customers?
- maratd 15y agoIt's not that simple to hire. They acquired a team specialized in geolocation that worked together for a while. Might be worth its weight in gold.
- petrichor 15y agothey are going to use the tech, just as a feature of their push product, rather than as its own offering.
- pnathan 15y agoYeah, the straightforward reading is that they are folding the tech into their flagship product instead of running multiple products.
- nhangen 15y agoThat's what they're trying to do, but by forcing the users to adapt rather than adapting on the product side. Certainly doesn't feel like a user-centric approach.