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Bill Gates is backing recommendation app Likewise
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Bill Gates has backed an app called Likewise, which
helps users get recommendations from people they know. -
The app launched in the US and Canada on Wednesday, and
credits Gates as an investor and its “ultimate beta
tester.” -
The idea for Likewise was apparently thought up in
Gates’ private office by managing partner Larry Cohen.
Bill Gates is backing an app that helps people keep track of
their friends’ recommendations.
Called Likewise, it launched in the US and Canada on Wednesday.
It allows you to follow friends and see what kind of things they
recommend, like favourite restaurants or books.
Gates tweeted that he had “a lot of fun working with the team at
Likewise,” but the extent of his involvement in developing the
app is unclear.
.@Likewise is a great new app that makes it easy to save and share recommendations with friends and family. It’s been a lot of fun working with the team at Likewise, and I’m excited to see what you think of it. https://t.co/P1n0iEk0UK
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) October 3, 2018
According to
a press statement, the idea for Likewise was developed in
Gates’ private office by the app’s managing partner, Larry Cohen.
Likewise named Gates as an investor and “the ultimate beta
tester,” which suggests that Gates had personal input on the
app’s design.
Business Insider has contacted Likewise to ask exactly what input
Gates had in the app’s development.
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