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Apparently most of the market doesn’t want the same things you want. Otherwise Affinity would be the giant acquiring a much smaller Canva team. That said, thi
by pembrook 3y ago
Apparently most of the market doesn’t want the same things you want.
Otherwise Affinity would be the giant acquiring a much smaller Canva team.
That said, this is also further proof of why the standalone software license model died. If Affinity had a great business of their own, they wouldn’t need to sell.
Turns out if you want a software team to continue providing value to you, you should probably put them on salary (subscription).
- upsuper 3y ago> If Affinity had a great business of their own, they wouldn’t need to sell. They don't need to. They mentioned that in their FAQ: > We have to say that selling Serif was not on our minds at all, but when Canva contacted us (only a couple of months ago!) there was something about it which just felt right.
- pembrook 3y agoRiiight. They had a fantastically enjoyable and profitable business going for themselves...but they decided they'd rather give up all control and sell their baby to a much larger corporate entity, give up the future upside from any growth, and play office politics instead of control their own destiny. ...because it just "felt right."
- candiodari 3y agoNot really. They did so because people pay MUCH more for much less functionality in Canva, and so accepting the offer gives them a payday they couldn't hope to accumulate themselves.