Building Google Fitbit: acquiring and integrating wearables

In today's episode, I am joined by Matt Goodridge. Matt was the Group Product Manager at Google, building the Google Fit product, and he was one of the primary subject matter experts in the Fitbit acquisition.

Google's acquisition of Fitbit was a strategic move to enhance its hardware offering in the consumer health space. Matt, as one of the lead product managers, played a pivotal role in this acquisition. He not only shaped the vision for Google Fit but also laid the groundwork for a joint roadmap for Google Fit & Fitbit.

I'm excited for you to hear our discussion, and I welcome your feedback in the comments section. 

Here's what we covered:
[0:00] Preview
[1:36] Introduction
[3:25] What are Google's various health offerings?
[6:44] What is Google Fit?
[10:47] Building a health data warehouse
[12:37] Google Fit APIs and the Android developer ecosystem
[15:20] Building expertise in healthcare
[23:11] User privacy and health data
[29:44] Acquiring Fitbit: Google's vision
[33:30] How to integrate an acquired company or product?
[38:00] Getting users ready for an acquisition
[42:16] Building and executing on an acquisition strategy
[44:16] Biggest learnings from acquiring Fitbit
[51:10] Recap and Key Insights

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