> The future is integrating it into new uses, to answer questions we haven't even asked yet.
Actually, I think that's the exact wrong lesson to take from this. That's what Color did: look for something that hasn't been done before and did that. It was a solution to a problem that doesn't exist: meeting strangers. People don't want to meet strangers, unless they're looking to hook up. That's why we construct amazing home entertainment systems; so we can avoid being around strangers. Ditto for Highlight and Airtime.
The takeaway from Color is not to go searching for the next big thing, but rather solve a problem that you yourself have (warning, you are probably not a normal person so don't spend too much time solving the problem before releasing something).
> Actually, I think that's the exact wrong lesson to take from this. That's what Color did: look for something that hasn't been done before and did that. It was a solution to a problem that doesn't exist: meeting strangers
Color has never been about meeting strangers. Never.
v1 of the application allowed people who happen to be at the same place at the same time to share photos (still a great idea in my opinion, imagine concerts or random birthday parties where you hardly know anyone but everybody is taking pictures).
v2 was about live broadcasting (interesting tech but uninteresting product).
v1 To me sounds more like a way to facilitate sharing. I suppose this could lead to fostering relationships between strangers but for example I would get immense benefit from just having additional/better photos for an event that another person decided to share.
Actually, I think that's the exact wrong lesson to take from this. That's what Color did: look for something that hasn't been done before and did that. It was a solution to a problem that doesn't exist: meeting strangers. People don't want to meet strangers, unless they're looking to hook up. That's why we construct amazing home entertainment systems; so we can avoid being around strangers. Ditto for Highlight and Airtime.
The takeaway from Color is not to go searching for the next big thing, but rather solve a problem that you yourself have (warning, you are probably not a normal person so don't spend too much time solving the problem before releasing something).