Re:Launch HN: Outerbase (YC W23) – A new UI and editor for y...
by debarshri on Thursday March 16, 2023 @06:08PM
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I will be really honest. I see tools like this complimentary to what we are building (general purpose access and authorization service) so I was really looking forward to play with the tool.
I see some issues with the current version of the product. I think it is 2 cycles behind from being really ready for the the market. First cycle would be feature parity and second cycle could be for robustness because there are alternative that are better. EZSQL is nice but feel very gimmicky.
But there is potential. I know YC's advice is to launch as soon as possible but it is not applicable for all domain and products esp. in enterprise because you have only have few shots to impress people and decision maker are few.
Having said that, there is potential. I am not sure how you can scale the integrations with dbs really fast. You will start seeing problem when you venture out of standard databases and start integrating clickhouse, big query etc. Also, you should consider Grafana as your competitor too as major engineering enterprise do use Grafana as their admin panel.
I see some issues with the current version of the product. I think it is 2 cycles behind from being really ready for the the market. First cycle would be feature parity and second cycle could be for robustness because there are alternative that are better. EZSQL is nice but feel very gimmicky.
But there is potential. I know YC's advice is to launch as soon as possible but it is not applicable for all domain and products esp. in enterprise because you have only have few shots to impress people and decision maker are few.
Having said that, there is potential. I am not sure how you can scale the integrations with dbs really fast. You will start seeing problem when you venture out of standard databases and start integrating clickhouse, big query etc. Also, you should consider Grafana as your competitor too as major engineering enterprise do use Grafana as their admin panel.
PS. please take my feedback with grain of salt.
But I think you guys will figure it out.