BillyK_NeverLost

Dizzying. Surreal. Fantastic. We were such a tiny company. Our finance team was a part time accountant that came in on M, W, and F afternoons. We had one Community Manager - for the planet. We didn't have a single lawyer.

Spoiler alert from my book: our CEO John Hanke required Google to hire the entire team. All 29 of us joined Google and went on to lead all of Google's Geo efforts. Many are still there, and 8 of us work together at Niantic now.

Oh how I wish your presumption was correct! While the acquisition of Keyhole and working at Google surely didn't suck, the pile did not quite reach "butt pile" status. That said, I am working on stuff that I really enjoy, have a great boss, and do really enjoy working at Niantic.

We are a relatively small company now....

Transparency and clarity on terms of service is one step. Trust is a fragile thing - and we have to continue to take it seriously.