Niantic

4 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Dec 8, 2018 by Andrew Chen · said 10 times in 3 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Ryan Hoover (3), Kyle Russell (3), Sonal Chokshi (1), Frank Chen (1), Anu Hariharan (1), Andrew Chen (1)

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Dec 8, 2018
Assertion Supported
Niantic's Pokémon GO Real-World Events Drew 80,000 People
“You can see this with companies like Niantic who created Pokemon Go. Where there's a map, you're walking around, you're capturing Pokemon, and you have events like this where 80,000 people get together to capture Pokemon”
Andrew Chen Dec 8, 2018 ▶ 20:02 What's Next in Consumer Startups?
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Hoover: McDonald's partnered with Niantic across 3,000 stores in Japan
“Today, they announced it just got released in Japan, the game for the first time, and McDonald's partnered with them, and their gym's now at nearly 3000 stores in Japan.”
Ryan Hoover Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:36 a16z Podcast | We Gotta Talk Pokémon Go
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Hariharan: Niantic uses micro-location and climate data for Pokémon spawns
“Because, so they like, they know the Andreessen Horowitz fountain, they know the fountain behind the Rosewood Hotel. They also know, they take information on climate and weather conditions, you know, for the gaming aspect of it, they decide, you know, if you'r…”
Anu Hariharan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:11 a16z Podcast | We Gotta Talk Pokémon Go
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chen: Niantic likely holds daily cross-department outage reviews for Pokémon GO
“So when you have an outage, right, and I can tell you this is probably happening inside Niantic on a daily basis right now as Pokemon Go explodes in popularity, you have those exact same people convene to try to figure out what is causing it, right?”
Frank Chen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:21 a16z Podcast | It's Complicated
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