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Summly

3 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Apr 6, 2015 by John Henderson · across every show →

Everything said about Summly, oldest first

Apr 6, 2015 neutral
Assertion Supported
Yahoo acquired Summly primarily to acquihire its core technical talent
“Yahoo was specifically after the technical people in the company. So, you know, they took the CTO, they took the head of the algorithm, they took Nick.”
John Henderson Apr 6, 2015 ▶ 8:42 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
Apr 6, 2015
Assertion Partly supported
Christian Hernandez advised Summly while serving as Head of Facebook EMEA
“That was through it was through a guy called Christian Hernandez, who ran Facebook for EMEA at the time, and he was an angel investor and advisor to the company.”
John Henderson Apr 6, 2015 ▶ 4:04 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
Apr 6, 2015 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Summly's three-week integration into Yahoo News Digest set a company speed record
“Within, I think it was within three weeks of the acquisition being announced, Summly had been included within Yahoo News Digest, which is their mobile app product, and that, I still think, is the record within Yahoo for the quickest integration ever.”
John Henderson Apr 6, 2015 ▶ 7:46 20 VC 025: Finding the Right VC and The Evolution of Summly with John Henderson of White Star Capital
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