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I really love Supabase -- so much so that I'm wondering if I can just take all their ideas, open-source contributions, and self-deployment guides -- and then ju

I really love Supabase -- so much so that I'm wondering if I can just take all their ideas, open-source contributions, and self-deployment guides -- and then just create a company to compete directly against them. Would that in fact be good for Supabase by forcing them to up their game (assuming I'm competent)? Is that what the magic of building a company with code in the open is?

julienreszka 4y ago
If you love them why not join them? Usually people start competitors out of dissatisfaction not the opposite ...?
- jononomo 4y ago
  So I can make even more money? If they have a great idea and great execution and are going to make a ton of money, then maybe I should take all their stuff, offer it for $1 less, and then take half their business.
  - swyx 4y ago
    a company isn't just the code. its also the team, the community, the brand. good luck.
  - Terretta 4y ago
    You’re writing about it. They’re doing it. So far, they’re winning.
cercatrova 4y ago
This is a really interesting question that highlights the nature of open source and businesses. It is basically what Amazon did to many open source projects such that they've become non-open-source now, like MongoDB and ElasticSearch.
- jononomo 4y ago
  Did MongoDB and ElasticSearch begin with the approach that Supabase is taking and then change their tune when Amazon did exactly what I am proposing?