Re:Ask HN: DarkSky Alternatives?
by eps on Sunday January 08, 2023 @05:01AM
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They were effectively first easy-to-use near-/short-term forecasting service.
It was also a true "indie" project with 2 (3?) guys with no relevant background deciding to tackle an annoyance in their own lives. They did it and it happened to work well. They did a kickstarter. Then they tried being aggressive with the growth and it didn't go so well.
Also their dataviz was really pretty. That helped.
It was also a true "indie" project with 2 (3?) guys with no relevant background deciding to tackle an annoyance in their own lives. They did it and it happened to work well. They did a kickstarter. Then they tried being aggressive with the growth and it didn't go so well.
Also their dataviz was really pretty. That helped.