Former Facebook CTO Launches Quip to Build 'Modern' Productivity Apps

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Bret Taylor, Facebook's former chief technology officer and part of the team behind Google Maps, unveiled his new company this week called Quip.


Quip, which Taylor co-founded with ex-Google employee Kevin Gibbs, aims to build a more "modern" set of productivity apps, designed more for the touchscreen than the desktop



"We think it's a shame that the apps we use at work are old, poorly designed, and bear the legacy of 30 years of feature creep and clutter," the co-founders wrote in a blog post Tuesday night. "We think your time at work should be composed of the same delightful, beautiful experiences you've come to expect from modern mobile apps." Read more...


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