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> Like I never understood why most of these basic tools morph into 100+ people companies. Simple answer: They've signed a deal with the devil (VC funding) and
by shafyy 4y ago
> Like I never understood why most of these basic tools morph into 100+ people companies.
Simple answer: They've signed a deal with the devil (VC funding) and now need to grow to make a > 1 billion dollar exit.
- beej71 4y agoI've watched this happen too many times. Good companies destroyed.
- ilrwbwrkhv 4y agoVercel is going down this path now.
- leaflets2 4y agoInteresting, they have 50? 60? open jobs: https://vercel.com/careers https://vercel.com/careers - I think that's a lot? Gatsby to maybe?
- shafyy 4y agoYeah I think Netlify and Shopify, too. A shame.
- ilrwbwrkhv 4y agoShopify is a public company. I think their pressures are different, brought upon by a whole new senior management team who are very poor at their jobs.
- spaceman_2020 4y agoHappening in so many Indian startups right now. They lived off VC money for a decade with no profits in sight. Now they’re trying to monetize their users and finding out that most won’t pay or can’t pay.