Am I the only person who thinks this could end badly simply because GPS is so spotty indoors?
Sequoia To Color Labs: Not Since Google Have We Seen This
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#32"Not since Google have we seen this" I'm sorry, but this is the biggest line of bullshit I've seen in a while. Here's the thing: no one saw Google early on. Google happened, more or less, organically. They implemented a better algorithm and gained a lot of users by providing better results. Color appears to be Instagram + location awareness. Awesome. I can't wait to use it, but to call it "Google" is just ridiculous.…
Give the Sequoia guys the benefit of doubt. They probably have seen something more (related to the product) that the rest of us havent or might be privy to other features in the pipeline. Obviously, they're a bunch of smart people who have backed some of the biggest companies in the tech landscape. In short, dont be so hasty to judge.
While I do think that $41mm is crazy, I agree with unohoo. If they're getting that much money from Sequoia, you can sure as hell bet they're not investing in "just another photo sharing app".
Part of $41mm is because of the team, but I'm betting most of the money is because of the long term, ambitious vision they have for it. But to get there, they have to release a decidedly short term vision product and build from there. This is probably just the launching pad.
But still, $41mm before any sort of traction or any proof of a userbase is really crazy
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
Give the Sequoia guys the benefit of doubt. They probably have seen something more (related to the product) that the rest of us havent or might be privy to other features in the pipeline. Obviously, they're a bunch of smart people who have backed some of the biggest companies in the tech landscape. In short, dont be so hasty to judge.
While I do think that $41mm is crazy, I agree with unohoo. If they're getting that much money from Sequoia, you can sure as hell bet they're not investing in "just another photo sharing app". Part of $41mm is because of the team, but I'm betting most of the money is because of the long term, ambitious vision they have for it. But to get there, they have to release a decidedly short term vision product and build from…
Or... the bubble is nearer than we think.
Re: Sequoia To Color Labs: Not Since Google Have We Seen This
#34"Not since Google have we seen this" I'm sorry, but this is the biggest line of bullshit I've seen in a while. Here's the thing: no one saw Google early on. Google happened, more or less, organically. They implemented a better algorithm and gained a lot of users by providing better results. Color appears to be Instagram + location awareness. Awesome. I can't wait to use it, but to call it "Google" is just ridiculous.…
It's reasonably likely that a good portion of the 1 star reviews aren't opinions of the app, but are rather expressions of disapproval of the funding/ecosystem/bubble situation.
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#35Am I the only one to think there is some kind of real-time Google Earth stuff going on behind the scenes, supposedly in their labs ?
$41M, I can clearly see how that would fund a face/shape/... recognition engine, reconstruct some 3D models from the images and then play with them.
Frankly the iPhone app just seems to me like a cheap way for them to get a bigger image dataset and begin telling users that all their photos will be public anyway.
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#36Has anyone else tried using the android app? Its at 1.5 stars on the market, and on my device (G2), it did not work at all. It appears no QA was done on a number of device types. I'm really surprised that Color is using Sequoia's brand for PR on WSJ, Techcrunch without ensuring that what users see on Android is not just plain awful. I was / am really excited for this product, but this seems like a botched launch to m…
I tried both the Android and iPhone version and couldn't take a single picture before it crashed. Tried multiple times on both.
Re: Sequoia To Color Labs: Not Since Google Have We Seen This
#37"Not since Google have we seen this" I'm sorry, but this is the biggest line of bullshit I've seen in a while. Here's the thing: no one saw Google early on. Google happened, more or less, organically. They implemented a better algorithm and gained a lot of users by providing better results. Color appears to be Instagram + location awareness. Awesome. I can't wait to use it, but to call it "Google" is just ridiculous.…
It's reasonably likely that a good portion of the 1 star reviews aren't opinions of the app, but are rather expressions of disapproval of the funding/ecosystem/bubble situation.
Have you used the app? It a terrible first experience. I used it last night and had no one around me. In New York City. During dinner time. Most people probably open the app, don't get it / don't see people on it, and never open the app again
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#38Re: Sequoia To Color Labs: Not Since Google Have We Seen This
#39Has anyone else tried using the android app? Its at 1.5 stars on the market, and on my device (G2), it did not work at all. It appears no QA was done on a number of device types. I'm really surprised that Color is using Sequoia's brand for PR on WSJ, Techcrunch without ensuring that what users see on Android is not just plain awful. I was / am really excited for this product, but this seems like a botched launch to m…
I tried both the Android and iPhone version and couldn't take a single picture before it crashed. Tried multiple times on both.
Same here. It's crashed three times on my iPhone right after prompting me to take a picture of myself, with no option to skip.
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#40Investing 25 Million in something that isn't an issue or a need? Google brought an organised and simple search engine for the whole web... I don't get the Color app. We'll see how it evolves and grows because right now, it's just another funky mobile app.