Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit
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    Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit

    by sbriggman » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:57 pm

    If you haven't heard, Pebble was just acquired by Fitbit. According to the company website, "Pebble is no longer able to operate as an independent entity. We have made the tough decision to shut down the company and no longer manufacture Pebble devices. " See: https://blog.getpebble.com/2016/12/07/fitbit/

    Basically, Pebble is closing down and most of the team is being incorporated into Fitbit. All outstanding backers who have not yet received a Pebble will get a refund.

    It's kind of sentimental, because Pebble is one of the companies that put Kickstarter and crowdfunding on the map. At the same time, raising lots of money and even selling lots of products does not guarantee longterm success as a startup company.

    Article on the story: http://www.androidauthority.com/pebble- ... it-734593/

    By some reports, the company is being snatched up for between $30-40 million.

    What do you think? How will this impact the future of crowdfunding?

    Personally, I think it takes real balls to launch a startup and compete with some of the major fortune 500 companies out there, like Apple. At the end of the day, as an entrepreneur, you must define success on your own terms.

    To some, success can mean owning and working hard to grow a multi-billion dollar company. To others, it can mean making a great living and spending a lot of time with your kids. There are also those who simply want to make a dent in the universe!

    I'd love to hear what YOUR definition of success is below.


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    Re: Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit

    by RaccoonMadness » Wed Jan 18, 2017 2:25 pm

    There is a dream, and there is a 30/40m$, i think most people would go for second!
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    Re: Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit

    by benmcwilliams » Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:07 pm

    They successfully sold their business for a lot of money and secured new jobs for their team as well as themselves. I would say that is success in my opinion!
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    Re: Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit

    by eMinnow » Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:32 pm

    My dream is to help build our start up into a multi million dollar business which will allow me to have more time with the kids etc. I have done it before and will do it again :)
    Pebble, it's a great company with a super brand and image so it doesn't surprise me the likes of FitBit snapping them up.
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    Re: Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit

    by OWForge » Wed Oct 04, 2017 3:11 am

    benmcwilliams wrote:They successfully sold their business for a lot of money and secured new jobs for their team as well as themselves. I would say that is success in my opinion!


    One has to wonder if they ever thought they'd manage to get this far, and achieve so big.
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    Re: Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit

    by galeunderwood » Sat Nov 11, 2017 12:25 am

    this is an antrocity. wasn't there some folk who created a class action against them? I remember reading it but I can't find anything online. please post if you have the link.
    here's my campaign link: http://kck.st/2zpXDxF
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    Re: Pebble has been officially acquired by Fitbit

    by Fritz Franz » Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:36 am

    And now they are totally dead. Fitbit isn't even using their tech in their products. Such a shame...

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