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It feels odd that the current owners say "we did this, we launched that" in reference to the years Marco ran Instapaper as a sole proprietor, especially given t
by crb 9y ago
It feels odd that the current owners say "we did this, we launched that" in reference to the years Marco ran Instapaper as a sole proprietor, especially given that Marco explicitly uses "I" as the prounoun for Overcast: https://overcast.fm/skeptics_faq https://overcast.fm/skeptics_faq
- gf263 9y agoYeah its super odd.
- matthewmcg 9y agoEspecially since some of the events are listed with links to Marco Arment’s personal site.
- gumby 9y agoI'm OK with it as it emphasizes that collectively, they all did it, yet the current owners aren't trying to take credit for what they didn't do.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoI think you kind of get to do that when you own something. I don't think they were being disrespectful, and how else do you talk about history of a product without continuously saying "before we bought it... blah feature"? I think it is akin to when you work at a place for five years but it is bought by another company at the three year mark. How do you put that on your resume? I worked at <new company name> for five years? I worked at <old company name> for five years? Or split it up and make it look like you changed jobs? It's awkward. But ya just gotta let it slide as long as it's not disrespectful.
- james_pm 9y agoAgreed. I think it would have been better to split the timeline into "Marco added..." or "Marco launched..." for anything he did as an individual prior to the acquisition.
- bthdonohue 9y agoBrian from Instapaper here, we originally wrote it that way, but it felt really weird and disjointed, especially if you weren't familiar with the entire history. Just wanted to keep it consistent, not really take credit for Marco's accomplishments.