Tag Archives: Color
Verizon Signs Partnership With Color
Color founder Bill Nguyen has described his startup as being “in the wilderness,” but this happened in the past with Lala, another company he founded and eventually sold to Apple. Color has now partnered with Verizon to help spread the life-streaming service app. The app will be packaged on Verizon phones to have a higher frame rate. This is what Nyugen said in a blog post:
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After $41 Million In Funding, Color Managed To Get 30,000 Users
Bill Nguyen raised $41 million for his startup called Color. Color was supposed to be a photography social networking app that was supposed to be huge. Color reportedly turned down $200 million from Google, but today they have about 30,000 paltry total users.
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Color App Goes From One Terrible Idea To Another, Now Focusing On Video Status Updates
Normally I try not to be critical with start-up companies because the founders are taking a huge risks and face a lot of pressure. Start-up companies and free enterprise is one of the biggest reasons why this country is the best place to live. The reason I am being critical of Color is because they raised $41 million in funding without even launching a product or gaining any traction first.
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Rumor: Color Turned Down A $200 Million Offer From Google
For those of you that do not know what Color is, they are a mobile photo social network that was founded by Bill Nguyen. Rumor has it that Google offered them $200 million before their company even launched.
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Categories Bill Nguyen, Color, DJ Patil, Google, Peter Pham
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Chief Product Officer DJ Patil Resigns from Color
Color Labs, of the Color mobile photo sharing app, has lost Chief Product Officer DJ Patil. TechCrunch reports that Patil resigned from Color after working for them for about 5 months, and was previously LinkedIn’s chief scientist. Patil will remain an advisor to Color, but the transition is definitely a hit to the company, which lost cofounder Peter Pham last month.
Categories Color, Color Labs, DJ Patil, Peter Pham
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