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0 pointsjustizin11y ago0 comments

almost, perhaps, but .. a company for high end watch aficionados? Maybe instead, he should consider a TV show where he interviews people on the streets of SF who think really bitter things about all tech people and all tech companies and use them as a filter for his next ideas.

That is my honest, constructive criticism of a company aimed at high end watch aficionados.

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rscott11y ago

It's not a watch aficionado company. It is, as I understand it, a company that just rapidly builds out app ideas. An app incubator, you could say.

imjk11y ago

One of his recently released apps is definitely for watch aficionados. High-end watches are a new interest/hobby that he picked up after he inherited a Rolex from his father. It's something that he enjoys and pursues with a passion.

justizinOP11y ago

And I totally respect that. I have nothing against well crafted timepieces, or even valuable things, maybe inherently.

I'm just saying, of the two ideas his "incubator" has done so far, that stood out as being particularly out of touch.

I think he's capable of more. I suspect he thinks so, I'm not saying he's limited to this sort of idea.

Maybe he's leaving Google to focus on coming up with better ideas than a fancy watch thing. ;)

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sp33211y ago

An app makes sense to me. Lots more people are "aficionados" than actually own watches. And you could potentially pay for tons of free users with just a few sales referrals per month.

sjtrny11y ago

Lots more is relative. The number of people interested in watches at all is pretty small. Let alone for expensive ones.

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