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Re:Launch HN: Cosmic JS (YC W19) - API-first drop-in replace... by ryanwaggoner on Thursday March 07, 2019 @05:01PM (#19332977)
Not just the failure of a vendor, but the "success" too. They build the product out with a low-cost self-serve model and an army of loyal and enthusiastic customers, but then they get greedy / raise money / realize that they could be going after much bigger fish and they jack prices to the moon to shed all their current customers who are "holding them back". See Segment, Drip, and an endless list of others.
Re:Launch HN: Cosmic JS (YC W19) - API-first drop-in replace... by tonyspiro on Thursday March 07, 2019 @06:34PM (#19333755)
FYI we have and will always grandfather in early customers.
Re:Launch HN: Cosmic JS (YC W19) - API-first drop-in replace... by benatkin on Thursday March 07, 2019 @09:14PM (#19334565)
This is the same sort of promise app.net made