Vic Gundotra Restarts His Career
December 2, 2015
Google+ is a social media failure and its creator Vic Gundotra doesn’t like talking about. No one can blame him after he created the social media equivalent of the ET Atari videogame, often dubbed the worst videogame in history. According to Mashable in the article, “Here’s What You Do After Google+: Start Fresh,” Gundotra left Google and was gun shy to accept another job in the technology field. He continued to get daily job offers as he spent over a year traveling and spending time with his family, but he finally decided to focus on his career again by accepting a job with AliveCor.
AliveCor is a heath startup that has received FDA approval to use mobile devices to detect heart problems. Gundotra was interested in taking a job with a health technology startup after his father suffered from two heart attacks.
“AliveCor, while a big step removed from working on building a social network, nonetheless got him excited because of his interests in machine learning and wearable health. It also appealed to him on a more personal level.”
The health tech startup is proud to announce their new employee, but they do not include Google+ in the list of accomplishments in the press release. Gundotra recognizes he did good work at Google, but that his vision for social network to compete with Twitter and Facebook was a washout. He’s eager to move onto more fruitful endeavors, especially technology that will make people’s lives better.
Whitney Grace, December 2, 2015
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