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0 pointsRapzid2y ago0 comments

> Fuck over their customers?

Yeah, I'm sorry you can't see that.

> There are so many reasons it's not easy or straight forward to open source the software of a startup that failed

I'm guessing zero effort was made to continue service for existing customers. If there were efforts made that failed, they would have mentioned it for PR.

> All that said: please, don't use new software or tools, avoid startups and steer clear of emerging technology, you'll feel less betrayed.

Doesn't change what happened.

> *I'm not a founder, never have been a founder, and never could be a founder.

Apparently you don't need to be to have a founder perspective.

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codezero2y ago

> Yeah, I'm sorry you can't see that.

"Fuck over" to me implies malicious intent, if it doesn't to you then that may explain why we have differing points of view.

> Apparently you don't need to be to have a founder perspective.

How many startup founders have you worked closely with in your career when the company they ran was < 50 employees?

theturtletalks2y ago

Early on, my business relied heavily on Zapier in 2015 and they were just as big as Airplane at that point. If they sold the company and shut it down, I would swear never to do business with the parent company again. Yes I could migrate to something else or just code it if that were to happen, but that is a fuck over.

RapzidOP2y ago

This is a bit late but yes, I believe you can "fuck over" people with a number of motivations that aren't necessarily "malicious".

For example I may be in a life boat with 5 other people and instead of adhering to rations I eat all the food or drink all the water. Because I can't control myself, I lack empathy, or I'm just incredible self-centered. Whatever the motivations I think many may describe what I did as "fucking over" everybody else.

20after42y ago

Indifference can be malicious. Or at least it would qualify for fucking over the customers IMO. At least give them (and the employees) a bit more warning.

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