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The "new" CEO has been at the helm since 2019. Long before the mentioned funding in 2022. We don't really have a HQ since we are a 100% remote company. Source

The "new" CEO has been at the helm since 2019. Long before the mentioned funding in 2022. We don't really have a HQ since we are a 100% remote company. Source: I am the Bitwarden founder.

junon 3y ago
Can you maybe touch a bit on the intended relationship between you and the VC? Are there plans to do aggressive monetization of Bitwarden? As a long time user, I'm a bit concerned as well.
- xxkylexx 3y ago
  Bitwarden has had VC investors for years, long before the mentioned 2022 funding. I think our track record to date shows how we operate in this relationship. We specifically choose partners that align with our vision, not just anyone that comes off the street wanting to throw money at us (though there are many). Our health as a company afford us this luxury. Bitwarden is and has been monetized since the beginning. There are no plans to change how we monetize our products. It's working well for us.
  - junon 3y ago
    Thanks, then this all seems to be much ado about nothing. Cheers!
    - sleepybrett 3y ago
      that or check back in a year when the founder will say, "... the realaties of the market..."
      - nativeit 3y ago
        You could ask them, you’re replying to the founder right now, after all.
        sleepybrett 3y ago
        I know. I've watched this cycle repeat time and time again. 'We would never' (six to twelve months pass) 'Well never say never'.
  - Wolfenstein98k 3y ago
    Then why raise an additional $100m?
    - JAlexoid 3y ago
      To grow faster. To be able to fund new projects that could be of higher value to people willing to pay extra. You know, how you don't just save all of your life for a house - but get a mortgage and enjoy a house now, not in 50 years.
      - Wolfenstein98k 3y ago
        But if I had tonnes of cash, I wouldn't get a mortgage.
- tpetry 3y ago
  No company will eever say that thereyare plans for aggresive monetezation. They will always say everything stays the same - open-source mindset etc. Until 2 years later there is a license and pricing change. One that will make it 10 times more expensive - or the free/open-source version will be crippled.
  - shanusmagnus 3y ago
    And the UI will suck because they've made it an Electron app so they can have a universal platform...
    - Fnoord 3y ago
      The clients are fully FOSS, and there is a FOSS server reference application, too. What could go wrong? (Famous last words Inc.) FWIW: I've been using this application for the past years. I pay 12 USD or so a year, though I self-host. I just pay as a thank you since I still use the FOSS client, and the price is very reasonable. 1Password is hardly even a competitor as it is a completely different price range, and different product. It isn't FOSS at all, there's a vendor lock-in (in contrast to Bitwarden), and it is 3x as expensive at the very least. They're miles apart.
      - lkuty 3y ago
        And 1Password does not propose self-hosting anymore, which is why I am stuck to version 7 for my personal vault. At work, we use Bitwarden self-hosted solution. I could even use an encrypted text file to store my passwords if there were no self-hosting solution anywhere. It gives you an idea at how much I do not want my infos to be on the Internet somewhere.
rsa4046 3y ago
Thanks for an excellent product. I'm a long term paid subscriber, and very happy with Bitwarden :-)
mkbkn 3y ago
Hey man, thank you for creating Bitwarden. I'm just a normal tech-lover guy who works in the marketing field. I have made my family & 2 agencies switch to Bitwarden and they all love it. I have stored more than 400 passwords and more than 30 debit + credit cards in it. Though I don't need a paid plan but I'm paying $10 per year just to support the developers.
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bigmadwolf 3y ago
Thanks, awesome product! Happy user for many years.
bhdlr 3y ago
Just want to echo other comments, thanks so much for bitwarden I've been using it for years and it has changed my family's life. Even managed to get my aging parents to use it instead of their paper notebook
SubiculumCode 3y ago
Thank you for a great product. Carry on.
nativeit 3y ago
I have been self-hosting for a few years now with zero complaints. Keep doing what you’re doing, and thank you.

The "new" CEO has been at the helm since 2019. Long before the mentioned funding in 2022. We don't really have a HQ since we are a 100% remote company. Source: I am the Bitwarden founder.

junon 3y ago

Can you maybe touch a bit on the intended relationship between you and the VC? Are there plans to do aggressive monetization of Bitwarden? As a long time user, I'm a bit concerned as well.

xxkylexx 3y ago
Bitwarden has had VC investors for years, long before the mentioned 2022 funding. I think our track record to date shows how we operate in this relationship. We specifically choose partners that align with our vision, not just anyone that comes off the street wanting to throw money at us (though there are many). Our health as a company afford us this luxury. Bitwarden is and has been monetized since the beginning. There are no plans to change how we monetize our products. It's working well for us.
- junon 3y ago
  Thanks, then this all seems to be much ado about nothing. Cheers!
  - sleepybrett 3y ago
    that or check back in a year when the founder will say, "... the realaties of the market..."
    - nativeit 3y ago
      You could ask them, you’re replying to the founder right now, after all.
      - sleepybrett 3y ago
        I know. I've watched this cycle repeat time and time again. 'We would never' (six to twelve months pass) 'Well never say never'.
- Wolfenstein98k 3y ago
  Then why raise an additional $100m?
  - JAlexoid 3y ago
    To grow faster. To be able to fund new projects that could be of higher value to people willing to pay extra. You know, how you don't just save all of your life for a house - but get a mortgage and enjoy a house now, not in 50 years.
    - Wolfenstein98k 3y ago
      But if I had tonnes of cash, I wouldn't get a mortgage.
tpetry 3y ago
No company will eever say that thereyare plans for aggresive monetezation. They will always say everything stays the same - open-source mindset etc. Until 2 years later there is a license and pricing change. One that will make it 10 times more expensive - or the free/open-source version will be crippled.
- shanusmagnus 3y ago
  And the UI will suck because they've made it an Electron app so they can have a universal platform...
  - Fnoord 3y ago
    The clients are fully FOSS, and there is a FOSS server reference application, too. What could go wrong? (Famous last words Inc.) FWIW: I've been using this application for the past years. I pay 12 USD or so a year, though I self-host. I just pay as a thank you since I still use the FOSS client, and the price is very reasonable. 1Password is hardly even a competitor as it is a completely different price range, and different product. It isn't FOSS at all, there's a vendor lock-in (in contrast to Bitwarden), and it is 3x as expensive at the very least. They're miles apart.
    - lkuty 3y ago
      And 1Password does not propose self-hosting anymore, which is why I am stuck to version 7 for my personal vault. At work, we use Bitwarden self-hosted solution. I could even use an encrypted text file to store my passwords if there were no self-hosting solution anywhere. It gives you an idea at how much I do not want my infos to be on the Internet somewhere.

rsa4046 3y ago

Thanks for an excellent product. I'm a long term paid subscriber, and very happy with Bitwarden :-)

mkbkn 3y ago

Hey man, thank you for creating Bitwarden. I'm just a normal tech-lover guy who works in the marketing field. I have made my family & 2 agencies switch to Bitwarden and they all love it. I have stored more than 400 passwords and more than 30 debit + credit cards in it. Though I don't need a paid plan but I'm paying $10 per year just to support the developers.

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bigmadwolf 3y ago

Thanks, awesome product! Happy user for many years.

bhdlr 3y ago

Just want to echo other comments, thanks so much for bitwarden I've been using it for years and it has changed my family's life. Even managed to get my aging parents to use it instead of their paper notebook

SubiculumCode 3y ago

Thank you for a great product. Carry on.

nativeit 3y ago

I have been self-hosting for a few years now with zero complaints. Keep doing what you’re doing, and thank you.