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Slightly off-topic, but how smart is it to build a startup that depends on not one but two platforms that can both unilaterally kill you at any moment? The pro
by bowlofpetunias 13y ago
Slightly off-topic, but how smart is it to build a startup that depends on not one but two platforms that can both unilaterally kill you at any moment?
The product isn't even interesting enough for Instagram/Facebook to bother to buy the company if they wanted to add that particular feature.
This isn't a startup, it's the virtual equivalent of a temporary pop-up store.
- mjburgess 13y agoI guess their plan might be to be bought-out by instagram when they get popular enough. It doesn't sound like their livelihoods depend on the app though, if it didn't get many downloads in its first year.
- threeseed 13y agoThe funny (well not for them) is that Flipagram falls afoul of Instagram's new naming policy. So it looks like without the identification with Instagram the app/startup could well die. http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/instagram-cracks-down-on-connected-apps-using-insta-and-gram/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/instagram-cracks-down-on-co...
- svasan 13y agoActually, this is not off-topic at all if the "startup" is trying to build a viable business if it is dependent on platforms (Apple/Nokia/Android/etc) that are not under your control. If at all you want to be a mobile app developer, you are better off developing apps for clients who want a mobile presence. The odds of being the Next Big FadApp is decreasing by the minute as app discovery is becoming more of a problem due to the crowding.