Q&A: Niantic COO Megan Quinn on plans to open up tech that powers Pokémon Go to other developers, working with Qualcomm on AR reference hardware, and more
Janko Roettgers / Protocol : Tweets: @gavinsbaker , @ashleymayer , @kirstenagreen , and @mgsiegler Tweets: Gavin Baker / @gavinsbaker : 1) @NianticLabs is super interesting and this is a good interview with @msquinn Next inflection point for AR in 12-24 months with Pokemon Go as the first inflection. She likely has one of the best perspectives on both upcoming hardware and apps. https://www.protocol.com/... Ashley Mayer / @ashleymayer : Megan's career path is so inspiring: she was an operator at Google and Square, a top VC for nearly a decade, and just returned to operating. She worked with the Niantic founder early in her career, led the Series B in 2017 and joined as COO mid-pandemic 🤩 https://www.protocol.com/... Kirsten Green / @kirstenagreen : Niantic COO @msquinn is such a star 🤩 and has me all excited about consumer AR https://www.protocol.com/... M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler : “We are building a planet-scale platform that connects AR experiences to the real world. That has always been the primary thesis of the company since we first started. We just happen to be the very best customers of that platform today.” 👁👣🤩 https://www.protocol.com/...