Why Evernote failed to realize its potential

— Stepan Pachikov, founder of Evernote

Pachikov saw computers as a means of not only preserving individual and cultural memories, but also as a way to empower children growing up in the political and social turmoil of Russia in the 1980s. — Stepan Pachikov, founder of Evernote

Although Pachikov’s nascent idea shared little in common with Google, both products were grounded in the same basic principle: in the future, knowing how to find information would be far more important than remembering information. However, Pachikov had made significant headway with EverNote by the time Libin was ready to begin developing his company’s own technology.

Source: usefyi.com