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Not everyone is like a cannonball wanting to burn so hot as to melt themselves. I would also like a patio-11 type of software business; so you're not alone! A
by mxuribe 10y ago
Not everyone is like a cannonball wanting to burn so hot as to melt themselves. I would also like a patio-11 type of software business; so you're not alone!
As far as twitter, they unfortunately took a bite of "poison apple" of public investment, and as such are beholden to investors, so must perform (and grow) to ever more higher levels. What would happen - i wonder - if twitter became private again, or better yet some sort of non-profit? What if their platform somehow became the genesis of the new, decentralized web somehow...In other words "phoenix" their way out of this mess by literally -reinventing themselves...If by "reinventing themselves", it might be really more of a major tweak to their operation mode. If twitter - the protocol - as opposed to twitter - the ad/communication platform - reinvented itself in that way, i think i might consider going back and using it; that is, if I'm able to retain control of my own content. Until then, I'll stick with matrix.org (specifically riot.im).
[http://matrix.org/ http://matrix.org/]
[https://riot.im/ https://riot.im/]
- scottkduncan 10y agoI'm not sure they vision you're describing is the direction private equity would take it, but with the major tech buyers shying away it does seem like a private exit is the most likely way this ends. John Hempton summed up this view well: http://brontecapital.blogspot.com/2016/10/some-comment-on-twitter-buyout-rumours.html http://brontecapital.blogspot.com/2016/10/some-comment-on-tw...
- branchless 10y agowhat is patio11 ! Is it this guy? http://www.kalzumeus.com/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/?
- wsc981 10y agoYes, he started his business with Bingo Card Creator (IIRC). He wrote some interesting blog posts on his business. His HN handle is patio11.
- branchless 10y agoI see. Thanks for demystifying the folk-lore.