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> we'd genuinely want to build a sustainable open source project and community How do you plan on doing that while being VC-backed? Why did you choose to be V
by candiddevmike 3y ago
> we'd genuinely want to build a sustainable open source project and community
How do you plan on doing that while being VC-backed? Why did you choose to be VC backed in the first place? You can create a sustainable open source project and community without any VC funding.
- darkwater 3y agoHonest question: where do you see they are VC backed?
- candiddevmike 3y agoIt's on the front page of the app, the company behind this (DeploySentinel) is YC backed: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/deploysentinel https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/deploysentinel. The original product seems like some kind of CI tool. Interestingly, it seems like "HyperDX" might've been part of their original product offering that they decided to open source--their main website (https://www.deploysentinel.com https://www.deploysentinel.com) doesn't include any references to "HyperDX for CI" in May of 2023: https://web.archive.org/web/20230321102146/https://www.deploysentinel.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230321102146/https://www.deplo.... Seems like they're pivoting to metrics? Even more of a reason to be weary about this.
- darkwater 3y agoThanks! I would have expected from them a (YC YYYY) in the title then.