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Pluralsight is a classic example of a small tutorial site forced to become a giant company. It just doesn't work. There was another: Treehouse, which had a simi
by ilrwbwrkhv 2y ago
Pluralsight is a classic example of a small tutorial site forced to become a giant company. It just doesn't work. There was another: Treehouse, which had a similar fate. On the other hand Jeffrey Way's Laracasts is an astounding success and had a huge role to play in the second coming of PHP.
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- sb8244 2y agoI mean, it does work—just not at 1B of leveraged debt. The actual company financials look decently healthy.
- jamestimmins 2y agoI've always been curious about what companies in the graveyard of VC-backed companies would do really well as bootstrapped or 1-person shops. Laracasts is a great example.
- rqtwteye 2y agoI bet a lot of “failed” companies could provide a nice steady income for a small team if they weren’t forced to grow fast.