Really happy for them.
We can't wait for them to open source and integrate their technology to Delight (http://delight.io). It's going to take mobile usability testing to a new level.
Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
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Re: Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
#12I could have sworn that during the Instagram acquisition that Facebook wasn't going to "make a habit" out of acquisitions.
I think he may have meant not making a habit out of $1bn acquisitions of companies with lots of users.
"This is an important milestone for Facebook because it's the first time we've ever acquired a product and company with so many users. We don't plan on doing many more of these, if any at all" [1]
Re: Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
#13Really happy for them. We can't wait for them to open source and integrate their technology to Delight ( http://delight.io ). It's going to take mobile usability testing to a new level.
Link doesn't work?
Re: Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
#14Congrats Fred and Co - hope this was the exit you wanted and deserved.
Agreed - congrats guys!
And Alex, just checked out Bitgym - great idea. Will be trying it next time I'm on the treadmill!
Re: Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
#15"Facebook is not acquiring the company, technology, or customer data." A genuine question: Since this is essentially a talent acquisition, why doesn't someone else continue running the product? or perhaps sell it off to another company?
That's always an option, like we saw with Airbrake being acquired from Thoughtbot by Exceptional. (http://robots.thoughtbot.com/post/17212734809/airbrake-acqui...) However, this really only works if you can find someone you trust enough to uphold the same level of quality in the product, branding, and customer service, since any future failure will still reflect negatively on the original developers for some time. I think open sourcing the underlying technology is a great way to allow other folks to pick up where the company left off. (We also saw this recently with Copycopter, which was from the same company as Airbrake. http://robots.thoughtbot.com/post/19388751626/copycopter-is-...)
Re: Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
#16Congrats to the team. Would have been even sweeter if it would have been pre-Faceplant IPO!
Re: Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
#17Really happy for them. We can't wait for them to open source and integrate their technology to Delight ( http://delight.io ). It's going to take mobile usability testing to a new level.
Link doesn't work?
It works for me. What error message did you get?
Could you try again? http://www.delight.io
Re: Pieceable is acquired by Facebook
#18"Facebook is not acquiring the company, technology, or customer data." A genuine question: Since this is essentially a talent acquisition, why doesn't someone else continue running the product? or perhaps sell it off to another company?
It's cool they decided to open source the code instead of sell it. That way everyone who wants to use it and/or study it or learn from it can do so. Seems like a nice way to give back to the community, grow the pie, etc. +1