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First real paragraph contains false or at least misleading information. then a venture backed startup created a web application and support structure for the g
by tessierashpool 3y ago
First real paragraph contains false or at least misleading information.
then a venture backed startup created a web application and support structure for the git program called GitHub (a web application and support structure that was mostly separate from the git project) and sold themselves to Microsoft for seven and a half billion dollars in stock.
GitHub didn’t get involved with VC until they had already completely captured the market. They were a bootstrapped, remote-first startup which later became venture-backed.
Decent review overall, excellent book, but when they created the “web application and support structure for the git program,” they were not yet venture-backed.
- suddenclarity 3y agoYou raise a valid point. Seems the development started in 2007 and the site launched in 2008, only funded by the founders. It wasn't until 2012 they received their first investment if Wikipedia is to be trusted.
- js2 3y agoFirst round of funding discussed here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4220353 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4220353