If you can’t say anything nice about someone, don’t say anything at all. Adhering to that adage, I’ve basically kept my mouth shut (for the most part) about Seesmic. Today, with founder Loic LeMeur basically throwing in the towel, I will simply say I never understood it: video comments seemed very backwards from Day 1; a bit like starting a print media company in the day of the Internet. I understood - even less so - why investors poured in $12M, to be perfectly candid.
But, if I say any of this, it’s because I want to say how admirable it is for Le Meur to be candid and courageous to admit why his company is shifting gears and focusing on something else that he initially envisioned. continue reading...
