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Re:Are APIs making Biz Dev obsolete? by sanj on Saturday September 15, 2012 @10:20PM (#4528031)
By looking at the API, Instagram immediately knows that they indeed can post a picture on someone’s timeline,

Today. At this very moment.

And tomorrow, without an actual contract, that mechanism could be taken away from you.

Re:Are APIs making Biz Dev obsolete? by DavidZhangToGo on Saturday September 15, 2012 @11:02PM (#4528103)
Good point. APIs can speed things up, but ultimately you'll need bizdev people to close the deal.