Source: TechCrunch
Summary
Relay, a workflow automation platform, is shutting down next month. The company’s CEO and some staff members will join Google to work on the Chrome team. Relay’s website will remain active until March 15, allowing customers to export their data. The company did not disclose the reason for the shutdown. According to the CEO, the decision was made after exploring various options.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious.
Relay’s shutdown is just another example of a company promising to “streamline workflows” and “boost productivity” only to stream its own staff into a bigger company. The CEO and team will now work on Google Chrome, because what’s more exciting than workflow automation than a web browser? It’s not like we’ve seen this script play out before. “Automation” is just a synonym for “we’re hiring by Google”.
Author: Evan Null
