I don’t need a business co-founder, I need an API broker (opens in new tab)

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> I am forced to integrate APIs only to turn them off a few weeks later because they weren’t exactly the right fit.

Who is forcing the integration of these APIs - someone else, or did you choose the API and later discovered that the services could not deliver on their documented promises?

cyrilgaOP11y ago

Sorry, I shouldn't have used the term "forced". As I use APIs mostly for user acquisition, I integrated some APIs that didn't bring me any new user, so I took them off.

walterbell11y ago

Could you give an example of an API that didn't bring new users and one that did?

Assuming that both services have comparable user bases, was the difference caused by demand alignment between the source site and your site, or by poor support on the source site for discovery of your service's integration?

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walterbell11y ago

> I am forced to integrate APIs only to turn them off a few weeks later because they weren’t exactly the right fit.

Who is forcing the integration of these APIs - someone else, or did you choose the API and later discovered that the services could not deliver on their documented promises?

cyrilgaOP11y ago

Sorry, I shouldn't have used the term "forced". As I use APIs mostly for user acquisition, I integrated some APIs that didn't bring me any new user, so I took them off.

walterbell11y ago

Could you give an example of an API that didn't bring new users and one that did?

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