If a CEO and co-founder quits his indoor positioning startup to work
for Apple, should his staff and customers be concerned? Wifarer,
a startup which offers tools to help consumers navigate malls, museums and other venues, was not
acquired by Apple, we learned, while following up on some tips pointing
in that direction. However, its CEO and founder Philip Stanger now
works there in a “leadership role.”
Meanwhile, the company he founded continues to be run by new CEO Lise
Murphy, previously Wifarer’s VP of Marketing. Oh, and Lise is also
Philip’s wife, so Wifarer sort of “remains in the family,” I’d guess
you’d say.
TechCrunch received tips hinting that Wifarer could be yet another
indoor positioning acquisition for Apple, which is still trying to catch
up to Google in this space. Apple, you may recall, notably acquired another indoor navigation startup, WiFiSlam, in March 2013 for $20 million. Read More
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