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Would you be willing to invest time/money into a platform you knew would likely shut down in a month or so? I like the idea of a "last chance", but I definitely
by ohitsdom 10y ago
Would you be willing to invest time/money into a platform you knew would likely shut down in a month or so? I like the idea of a "last chance", but I definitely would be much less likely to use a platform on its last breath. The functionality would have to be really compelling.
- corobo 10y agoI'll be honest I didn't think that one through. I guess I just figured they wouldn't mention "this is a last ditch effort before we close down" without thinking of how dishonest it'd be to do so.
- madgar 10y agoIs it dishonest or is it hustle? The name of the game is putting your business first. You can't let those feelings get in your way.
- corobo 10y agoI didn't even think about it until I responded to the person above, I'd like to think of it as hustle rather than dishonesty that's for sure!
- rfrey 10y agoIf it is dishonest to scramble for customers when you're worried about whether you'll make it, I suspect there are about 3 "honest" businesses in existence. :)
- gkoberger 10y agoI think corobo was saying that if they posted a Show HN (without mentioning shutting down), maybe they wouldn't need to shut down.
- FT_intern 10y agoI'll give the company the benefit of the doubt and assume that they've done the market research and didn't think posting a Show HN would have made a huge difference.