Yea this is super impressive but also a little crazy. I’ve never heard of a company (yes, even bootstrapped ones) say that SES or Mailgun were too expensive - i

Yea this is super impressive but also a little crazy. I’ve never heard of a company (yes, even bootstrapped ones) say that SES or Mailgun were too expensive - if anything, it’s that they’re dirt cheap. Cost aside, all that time hacking your own ESP takes away from investing in your core business. +1 on pricing - you provide an awesome service and you should charge what your product is worth. I think it’s natural to start out cheaper to establish yourself but when your margins are so tight you need to hack your own ESP, time to examine pricing :)