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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690967 discussion of the acquisition itself. Given how much was raised by
by TAForObvReasons 6y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23690967 discussion of the acquisition itself.
Given how much was raised by the company itself (~$200M according to https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/north-8daa https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/north-8daa) the acquisition seems like Google providing an exit opportunity for the company and its investors, arguably much better for the ecosystem than what Amazon does