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Re:Airtable lays off over 250 by anyfactor on Thursday December 08, 2022 @11:13PM (#33917348)
Calendly is a good product. But I don't believe it has moat or a unique offering.

Identical competitors is popping up easily by offering the exact same service. It is a simple concept and the fact is that the only innovation they can add is adding very simple bells and whistles. The barier to this industry is virtually non existing.

Nothing is stopping Google or Microsoft to build their own integrated calendly like app. Considering platform risks, I don't believe any SAAS whose core offering relies on external API to have a sustainable revenue model.

Re:Airtable lays off over 250 by JamesBarney on Friday December 09, 2022 @02:14PM (#33925308)
Microsoft has built one too (Bookings). I think it sucks and I'm a Microsoft fanboy.
Re:Airtable lays off over 250 by anyfactor on Friday December 09, 2022 @02:35PM (#33925572)
> Microsoft fanboy

What is your opinion about Microsoft Teams?

Re:Airtable lays off over 250 by JamesBarney on Friday December 09, 2022 @05:03PM (#33926947)
I think it's fine. Slack seems a little better, for instance I like their threading more. But I like how well Teams is integrated into our Azure Active Directory infrastructure.
Re:Airtable lays off over 250 by anyfactor on Saturday December 10, 2022 @08:10AM (#33932300)
You truly are a microsoft fan :)

I have done couple of gigs for a Azure shops. It is borderline admirable how one client vehemently adhered to the MS teams. Even to the point of using Teams integrated Onenote for software design. Everything that was supposed to be written went to onenote on teams.

Re:Airtable lays off over 250 by Macacity on Friday December 09, 2022 @07:50AM (#33920653)
Google already has one