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This is a good question, and, frankly, the hardest part of our business. We do the work of mapping data, understanding the corner cases, and implementing transl
by memset 5y ago
This is a good question, and, frankly, the hardest part of our business. We do the work of mapping data, understanding the corner cases, and implementing translations that yield the same results. This is easier when vendors work with us, since they help us with that mapping (and in some cases make changes to their product in order to accommodate.)
That said, if your new platform simply doesn't support the old features, then there isn't much we can do, except for provide you a backup of the original data.
We think that end-users ultimately want a choice in the vendors they use. Our mission is to facilitate that, and if a user wants to move to a new platform then they'll ultimately find a way to do it.
To that end, we see ourselves as a "Switzerland", much like Plaid and Zapier are able to integrate across many competing products. We don't think we'd stand in the way of companies creating new features. If they want to be able to onboard users from competing platforms, then we think we can make that easier!
- d0gbread 5y agoAmazing product idea, solves a real need. My biggest concern would just be remembering you all exist when needed since this really is not a 'category' so to speak. Anyway just wanted to chime in that "Switcherland" would have been a funny name given your sensical positioning as neutral. Current name is great though! "Bringing Switcherland in to facilitate" is just something I'd love to say at the office.
- sillysaurusx 5y agoJust want to say, love your username. (I give it a C+.) It's rare that an idea like this comes along. If you can pull it off, it's one of those ideas that are obvious in hindsight. Good luck!
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- Rastonbury 5y agoHow does this figure into unit economics, in terms of limiting the cost involved in mapping data which is more consultancy (based off your BI use case and per dashboard pricing), migrations by nature tend to be one-off and not really a source of recurring revenue. Curious how to bridge the gap between what you have now to a Plaid/Zapier model, a tough problem no doubt! Also, I may be misunderstanding your current offering.