Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by pcthrowaway on Friday February 03, 2023 @02:36PM
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Was there a twitter thread about this or something? I'd love to read more. I actually don't think I've heard the name Balsamiq in 10 years
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Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by isthisthingon99 on Friday February 03, 2023 @03:32PM
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No, I was just obsessed with how he did it, so I swallowed every piece of info I could've until it was clear. It was manufactured, which is the best approach.
Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by tomcam on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:12PM
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What is the product its self just not as popular as he claimed, or what? I actually don’t understand what he got out of the ruse.
Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by isthisthingon99 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @05:49AM
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It wasn't a ruse. People genuinely liked the app BUT he had a manufactured pr push. It wasn't organic.
Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by tomcam on Saturday February 04, 2023 @02:01PM
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Then I say more power to him. It was masterfully done, and I ended up becoming a paying customer
Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by isthisthingon99 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @02:47PM
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Same. If it wasn't clear I wasn't saying it's a bad thing just that people should understand being open solely in the context of beneficial pr.
Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by nickfromseattle on Saturday February 04, 2023 @05:35AM
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I was caught up in this and ended up purchasing. Links verifying your claim?
Re:The golden era of being an open startup is gone
by isthisthingon99 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @05:48AM
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Very sparse. You'll have to piece it together through interviews he gave around that time. His opsec is good but not good enough.