130 engineers working for 3 years to design an alarm system?!?
Dropcam and Nest CEOs Fight, Alarm System Coming
Published Mar 24, 2016 18:07 PM
The Information, a subscriber only Silicon Valley technology site, has released a devastating takedown of the problems at Nest, including shocking fights between the CEO of Dropcam and the CEO of Nest.
In this report, we examine the problems outlined and Nest's alarm system in development.
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** ******** ** *** ****** ****** from **** *******'* *** *** ****'* CEO ********* **** *****, *.*.:
**** ***: "* *** ** *** [Dropcam] ********* **** *** ** **** as ** ***** .... * **** small **** *** ************* ** ****’* a **** *********** ****.”
******* *** ** **** ***: "***’** running **** ******* **** * ****** bureaucrat *** **'* ******* **** *** progress."
*** ** *** ****'* ************, ** the ******, ********** **** **** *** told Dropcam's *** "*** ***’* ****** ** ** ******* you *****’* ****** **."
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*********, ***** *** * *** ** resources ***** **** ****, *** **** the ******* ** ****** / ********, Nest *** *** ********* ** ****** a ***** ****** ** *** ***** system ******.
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Comments (8)
Brian Rhodes
Mar 24, 2016UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Mar 26, 2016Exactly. Either this alarm system is going to be insanely different and earth shatteringly disruptive or this is an extremely inept team.
Armando Perez
Mar 25, 2016It's taking a while to get it to integrate with NSA servers...
Attila Szűcs
Mar 25, 2016Catfight
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Konstantin Avramenko
Mar 25, 2016At the same time Video Doorbells Help Thwart Burglaries in Los Angeles Neighborhood
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John Honovich
Mar 26, 2016Dropcam's former CEO sent out this snarky tweet after the Information article was published:
If you want to play emperor, make sure to wear real clothes. https://t.co/CuFP0RzhQ1
— gduffy (@gduffy) March 25, 2016
This is extremely unprofessional. It is one thing to disagree with one's former co-workers / acquirers but another to disparage them publicly in such a childish manner.
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Undisclosed #2
Mar 26, 2016Dropcam's former CEO...
Actually he prefers the honorific CEO Emeritus... He's not bitter, not in the least.
Ari Erenthal
Apr 04, 2016Guy claims to be Nest engineer, describes insane atmosphere inside the company, warns consumers that their products are destined to be expensive paperweights.
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