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Re:API and Other Platform Product Changes by AznHisoka on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:20PM (#16878552)
On the other hand, there's been a decent number of people who have made lots of money because they were the first to build an useful product on a platform.

Examples being Buffer, Hootsuite, BuddyMedia

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Re:API and Other Platform Product Changes by nkozyra on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:55PM (#16878913)
Sure but then you're in the boat where you have some n finite period of time to slingshot from needing API Service to having a viable enough business to live without it.
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