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Re:Cal.com: The Open-Source Calendly Alternative by candiddevmike on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:32PM (#34508909)
They're venture backed, it's a growth hack: https://cal.com/about

Expect the usual tension of open core shenanigans to eventually play out.

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Re:Cal.com: The Open-Source Calendly Alternative by gen220 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:36PM (#34508971)
I mean, when we read that page, it doesn't leave a bad taste in my mouth -- saying this as somebody who's generally very skeptical of VC-backed FOSS. It seems like the founders have their heads and their hearts in the right place, to the extent that calling it a growth hack feels wrong to me, personally.

But yeah, in the long term I agree with you, it'll probably fall apart in the way you expect within 10 years. It's hard to outlast the financial interest of investors, even if they're you're friends.

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Re:Cal.com: The Open-Source Calendly Alternative by moneywoes on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @03:43PM (#34510030)
Yep, note how the title is "Open Source" not Open Core.

They know what they're doing

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