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When I compare this to the Parse/Facebook deal, this seems like a more natural transition. I actually doubt it has much to do with Pocket, instead I think is e
by ambirex 13y ago
When I compare this to the Parse/Facebook deal, this seems like a more natural transition.
I actually doubt it has much to do with Pocket, instead I think is exactly how Marco put it, grown bigger than a single person could manage.
Congrats to both Marco and Betaworks.
- skeletonjelly 13y agoIf it had grown bigger than one person could manage, why not hire somebody?
- jkestner 13y agoHe's stated before he likes the employee-free lifestyle. And there is a huge gap to bridge between "I can do this myself" and "There's enough work to hire a full-time employee".
- lostlogin 13y agoThe amount of work is, I suspect, not a factor. Im not sure that having an employee wouldn't be a move I'd ever want. Yes, that means I'll never pass a certain level of success by the measure the majority use (money). However if that's the price, so be it.
- manmal 13y agoBut getting one or more partners on board who get like 10% of the revenue and take over all the development work and day to day business might have worked quite well. Or subcontracting to some kick-ass freelancers (who would have jumped at that opportunity, surely?).
- mmariani 13y agoBecause he obviously loves to code, and once you have employees you become a manager. I'm looking forward to see the things he's planning to build. Good luck Marco!
- smackfu 13y agoThe other complication is that Instapaper is in a weird place in its lifecycle. It's got lots of paid users, but they paid years ago, and now they are just a drag on making any kind of meaningful changes. Investing a lot of money to improve the app probably wouldn't pay off.