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Is Tony Fadell in Nest’s Way?

Last week, we witnessed something fairly remarkable. A major Alphabet executive — Nest Labs CEO Tony Fadell — publicly shamed the cofounder and employees of Dropcam, the connected camera company that Nest had acquired in 2014 for $555 million. In an article in The Information, Fadell said that he didn’t think Dropcam cofounder and CEO […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneurs, Public Relations Tagged With: Alphabet, Dropcam, Google, Greg Duffy, Nest, Tony Fadell

My Best Friend, Google

In yesterday’s New York Times, columnist Farhad Manjoo wrote, “One way to think of Google is as an extremely helpful, all-knowing, hyper-intelligent executive assistant.” And it’s only getting smarter. As Sundar Pichai, top banana at Google’s Android division, tells Manjoo of the near future: “If I go and pick up my kids, it will be good […]

Filed Under: Morning Summary Tagged With: Android, Dropcam, Google, Nest

For Nest Investor Shasta Ventures, Persistence Pays

Google’s plans to acquire the smart home appliance maker Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash should translate into a tidy return for the half dozen firms that invested $80 million in the three-year-old company. Kleiner Perkins may have the most reason to kick up its heels, having led Nest’s Series A round in early […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneurs, Firm Dynamics Tagged With: Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Nest, Rob Coneybeer, Shasta Ventures, Tony Fadell

StrictlyVC: October 8, 2013

Good morning, and happy Tuesday! —— Wall Street is showing puzzlingly few signs of panic that we’ll default on or debt. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley seems to be paying even less attention. But it’s time to freak-out, argues Dealbook’s Andrew Ross Sorkin. —– Silicon Valley’s ‘Undertaker’ Doubles Down, Too Everyone in Silicon Valley seems to be wearing more than one hat these […]

Filed Under: Morning Summary Tagged With: AgencyIP, Eric Schmidt, Marty Pichinson, Merck, Montage, Nest, Sherwood Partners

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