Launch HN: Fly.io (YC W20) – Deploy app servers close to your users

Re:Launch HN: Fly.io (YC W20) – Deploy app servers close to ... by mayank on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:08PM (#22618172)

> 1) we own physical servers and 2) we're profitable 3) have big public companies as customers

Ironically, these also make you a prime acquisition target (because the product idea rocks), which renders your long-term future unclear.

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Re:Launch HN: Fly.io (YC W20) – Deploy app servers close to ... by mrkurt on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:22PM (#22618315)

I was at a company that got acquired before. It was so awful. I'd rather just work on this forever than get absorbed by a big company.

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Re:Launch HN: Fly.io (YC W20) – Deploy app servers close to ... by optimiz3 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:25PM (#22618357)

> I was at a company that got acquired before. It was so awful. I'd rather just work on this forever than get absorbed by a big company.

How do your investors feel about this / what's your exit plan?

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Re:Launch HN: Fly.io (YC W20) – Deploy app servers close to ... by erohead on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:35PM (#22618460)

We feel great about Fly.io :) (I am their group partner at YC)

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Re:Launch HN: Fly.io (YC W20) – Deploy app servers close to ... by mayank on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @01:34PM (#22619132)

Could you elaborate? :) Because otherwise, you're possibly sending the same message as what I alluded to (i.e., we feel great because we're expecting a big exit).

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Re:Launch HN: Fly.io (YC W20) – Deploy app servers close to ... by tossAsimov on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:25PM (#22618351)

Well, whoever buys them would like to keep the customers, as it is already a profitable business. So, even if they completely close the business, they should provide a way to migrate, as nobody likes to loose money/customers.

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