This startup story emanates the true hacker spirit. Some good lessons in here as well. 1) You continuously provided something of value to your users. 2) You l

This startup story emanates the true hacker spirit. Some good lessons in here as well. 1) You continuously provided something of value to your users. 2) You listened to what your users had to say and iterated accordingly. 3) You pivoted sensibly when your prime market was diminishing. A good example of some basic startup rules that we often read about on HN, put into practice.