[annotator-dev] Our open letter to Marc Andreessen and Rap Genius

Thu Oct 4 19:48:50 UTC 2012

Andrew,

I had a brief interaction with Ilan Zechory earlier this year.  

They clearly have their own direction, which is fine.  And I did forward the blog post to him.  He responded immediately, and appreciatively, and invited a dialog-- though more of the "next time you're in NY" kind.  I reciprocated.

My impression here is this:  If they try the closed approach, they'll fail.  Plain and simple.  $15M will just make that failure all the more spectacular.  On one hand, it may be unhealthy for the field, on the other perhaps things are mature enough now that a closed approach will just create a powerful contrast and heightened visibility that will actually be helpful.

Look forward to seeing you out here!

D

On Oct 4, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Andrew Magliozzi <andrew at finalsclub.org> wrote:

> Hey Dan,
> 
> I couldn't agree more with you blog post.  I have known the founders of Rap Genius for a few years.  I've spoken to them about Annotator and they seemed pretty sure they didn't need our tools to build something better.  If you'd like to reopen that dialogue with them, I'd definitely be game to facilitate.  
> 
> As an aside, I'm moving to SF in February, so hopefully we can be in better touch when I arrive.  I'd love to help Hypothes.is and Annotator however I can.
> 
> Cheers,
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Dan Whaley <dwhaley at hypothes.is> wrote:
> 
> http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4609912
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