BlindType has been acquired by Google
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BlindType has been acquired by Google
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Re: BlindType has been acquired by Google
#2Their website looks like it was created by BlindDesign...
From the videos, they do have pretty killer technology, although they haven't even released it yet, and there are competitors aplenty. I'm curious, does anyone know what an "acquisition" like this usually amounts to in terms of money? At this scale, it's almost never talked about (ex. reMail's acquisition).
Re: BlindType has been acquired by Google
#3This technology could be amazing. Currently, about 50% of the time, if I spell something wrong or type a name that's not in the dictionary, my phone replaces my entry with something radically and comically different. With four additional degrees of freedom to play with, I'm sure they can get that percentage up to over 99%.
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#4Looks like cool technology, but Swype still is faster and provides a better interface.
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#5Now all we need is BlindSwype. The functionality of both products aren't mutually exclusive!
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#6What does this mean for BlindType on the iPhone?
Re: BlindType has been acquired by Google
#7Their website looks like it was created by BlindDesign... From the videos, they do have pretty killer technology, although they haven't even released it yet, and there are competitors aplenty. I'm curious, does anyone know what an "acquisition" like this usually amounts to in terms of money? At this scale, it's almost never talked about (ex. reMail's acquisition).
Can you explain what the killer technology is?
From my naive POV, it just does a couple of mappings in 2d space fitting a keyboard over the points you press, until some real words drop out. If that's all they have, it sure doesn't sound like much. Sounds more like a rainy weekends work.
Re: BlindType has been acquired by Google
#8Their website looks like it was created by BlindDesign... From the videos, they do have pretty killer technology, although they haven't even released it yet, and there are competitors aplenty. I'm curious, does anyone know what an "acquisition" like this usually amounts to in terms of money? At this scale, it's almost never talked about (ex. reMail's acquisition).
Can you explain what the killer technology is? From my naive POV, it just does a couple of mappings in 2d space fitting a keyboard over the points you press, until some real words drop out. If that's all they have, it sure doesn't sound like much. Sounds more like a rainy weekends work.
Focusing one specific problem and solving it in the best way possible (this doesn't mean hardcore-awesome-superb-crazy coding) is still a pretty killer thing to have. That's why it's worthy to Google, do your rainy weekend work and sell to Google, then pleas submit to HN.
Re: BlindType has been acquired by Google
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you explain what the killer technology is? From my naive POV, it just does a couple of mappings in 2d space fitting a keyboard over the points you press, until some real words drop out. If that's all they have, it sure doesn't sound like much. Sounds more like a rainy weekends work.
Focusing one specific problem and solving it in the best way possible (this doesn't mean hardcore-awesome-superb-crazy coding) is still a pretty killer thing to have. That's why it's worthy to Google, do your rainy weekend work and sell to Google, then pleas submit to HN.
> "do your rainy weekend work and sell to Google, then pleas submit to HN."
Since when was life fair or work rewarded based on merit. These things are more about who you know than what you create.
Re: BlindType has been acquired by Google
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Focusing one specific problem and solving it in the best way possible (this doesn't mean hardcore-awesome-superb-crazy coding) is still a pretty killer thing to have. That's why it's worthy to Google, do your rainy weekend work and sell to Google, then pleas submit to HN.
> "do your rainy weekend work and sell to Google, then pleas submit to HN." Since when was life fair or work rewarded based on merit. These things are more about who you know than what you create.
That brings up another good question (in addition to my earlier question about how much money is typically involved): Are these super early-stage acquisitions usually a result of the buyer spotting a diamond in the rough and reaching out with an offer? Or are they usually a matter of the early-stage startup just knowing the right people?
I suspect the latter, but it's purely a guess. This is one area of Startup Land about which very little has been written.