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Re:The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies ... by ajjenkins on Monday June 30, 2025 @10:05PM (#44429906)
I’m surprised Hey isn’t mentioned. That’s the only example I know of someone recently trying to reinvent email. Maybe it wasn’t included because it’s part of Basecamp and not its own company. But I think it’s important to discuss if your argument is that “no one has successfully reinvented email”.
Re:The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies ... by tristan957 on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @12:37AM (#44430627)
By reinvent are you referring to UX? Fastmail is reinventing email through superior open protocols.
Re:The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies ... by ericrosedev on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @01:39AM (#44430915)
Obligatory “as far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product”
Re:The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies ... by BiteCode_dev on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @12:53AM (#44430698)
UX is what made the difference between the first iPhone and a palm.
Re:The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies ... by worthless-trash on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @01:47AM (#44430962)
We have regressed as a society.
Re:The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies ... by benhurmarcel on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @02:41PM (#44436869)
JMAP is mentioned in the article (negatively)
Re:The Email Startup Graveyard: Why 80%+ of Email Companies ... by CaveTech on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @01:48AM (#44430965)
It is mentioned, there's an entire section named "The HEY Experiment".