>Is it possible to have an API-first public company? It's sort of like asking if it's possible to have an open, api-accessible data-warehouse (I think the answe

>Is it possible to have an API-first public company? It's sort of like asking if it's possible to have an open, api-accessible data-warehouse (I think the answer is no, but maybe I'm wrong). Unless you're charging for access to the APIs, you're going to have to generate the money to keep the lights on somehow. For linkedin, it's paid access to more user data and advertising, so it's understandable why they put the website first.