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Great work! It's funny that YC funded Segment as well as two direct Segment competitors (RudderStack is the other one, though I think they initially started wit
by ThePhysicist 5y ago
Great work! It's funny that YC funded Segment as well as two direct Segment competitors (RudderStack is the other one, though I think they initially started with a different idea an pivoted to that afterwards), though given the size of YC this is probably expected and Segment is probably large enough to "deserve" some good smaller competition.
As someone who also builds an open-core product (though not directly modeled after an existing closed-source product) I really hope this kind of business model will become more accepted.
- tarun_anand 5y agoThey have been doing that in many areas now... Look at the alternatives to closed source analytics that they have funded
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- vklmn 5y agoI don't believe that YC funded RudderStack, but they funded Segment indeed! It's not uncommon. If I have to guess, every batch or so have at least 2 companies directly competing with each over
- soumyadeb 5y agoYes, RudderStack is not YC funded. Though I have learnt a lot from YC (and PG) through the years and attribute our entrepreneurship to them. Founder of RudderStack here.
- ThePhysicist 5y agoAh sorry, I mixed you up with Freshpaint, which is actually a YC startup and Segment competitor that pivoted to their current business model.
- fitzrocks 5y agohey! Co-founder of Freshpaint here. Yes, we're YC-backed along with Segment, so you're probably thinking of us. YC does often fund startups working on similar things.
- hima_hydra 5y agoI'm sure YC is out of Segment by now.