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Seriously? Maintaining well written script is so hard? Why not putting this on one Linode instance or Amazon Cloud, pay $50 a month and keep free users by offe

by funkyy 12y ago

Seriously? Maintaining well written script is so hard? Why not putting this on one Linode instance or Amazon Cloud, pay $50 a month and keep free users by offering premium $1/mo package to some of them? But no, its easier to shut down. Less hassle, right?

ascendantlogic 12y ago
Without knowing the technology, costs, circumstances, etc, this is very naive to say. Don't armchair quarterback unless you understand all the circumstances. Edit: And I got downvoted. I guess armchair quarterbacking is the right thing to do around these parts.
nraynaud 12y ago
you have a big legal problem, either you shut down and discharge all the assets (sold or destroyed), or you keep the company alive and then you have to have a talk to your investors.
korzun 12y ago
All of what you mentioned takes time. While it's 'trivial' and 'not hard', the time it self is priceless.
- funkyy 12y ago
  Startup owners in exchange for creditability had to give time - thats one of the main currencies in this scene. In this case I wont trust them from now on expecting them to do the same with any other new startup they will launch in future...
  - korzun 12y ago
    > Startup owners in exchange for creditability had to give time - thats one of the main currencies in this scene. In this case I wont trust them from now on expecting them to do the same with any other new startup they will launch in future... Yeah, that's not how it works. Committing time and money to a failed venture is the biggest mistake an entrepreneur can make.
    - funkyy 12y ago
      I forgot Rockstars dont have time for BS that dosent make them millions. I wonder when majority of people will dislike Startup folks like they did dislike Stock Brokers thanks to thinking like yours. Greed is good. Right? Honour is just a myth?
    - speakeron 12y ago
      > Committing time and money to a failed venture is the biggest mistake an entrepreneur can make. Committing time and money to enhance your reputation is never a mistake.
      - korzun 12y ago
        That's really easy to say when you're not the one who is paying for it. This is pretty typical. Every single business owner out there knows that the non-paying users generate more noise and complaints than an average paying customer. The bullshit 'reputation' angle you are playing is a total non-sense. Tell that to Max Levchin and 99% of other entrepreneurs that had to fail and fail hard prior to actually making it. I'm sure their 'reputation' is ruined. TLDR: You live in a bubble.
        madaxe_again 12y ago
        Get Max Levchin to comment here now or you're lying.
    - madaxe_again 12y ago
      Start any businesses? Prove that this is a mistake. I want cited sources.
  - g8gggu89 12y ago
    Did anyone check into them this time before trusting them initially?
- madaxe_again 12y ago
  Can you please share a link that puts a dollar value on his time. Otherwise this is just unfounded rumour.

by funkyy 12y ago

ascendantlogic 12y ago

Without knowing the technology, costs, circumstances, etc, this is very naive to say. Don't armchair quarterback unless you understand all the circumstances. Edit: And I got downvoted. I guess armchair quarterbacking is the right thing to do around these parts.

nraynaud 12y ago

you have a big legal problem, either you shut down and discharge all the assets (sold or destroyed), or you keep the company alive and then you have to have a talk to your investors.

korzun 12y ago

All of what you mentioned takes time. While it's 'trivial' and 'not hard', the time it self is priceless.

funkyy 12y ago
Startup owners in exchange for creditability had to give time - thats one of the main currencies in this scene. In this case I wont trust them from now on expecting them to do the same with any other new startup they will launch in future...
- korzun 12y ago
  > Startup owners in exchange for creditability had to give time - thats one of the main currencies in this scene. In this case I wont trust them from now on expecting them to do the same with any other new startup they will launch in future... Yeah, that's not how it works. Committing time and money to a failed venture is the biggest mistake an entrepreneur can make.
  - funkyy 12y ago
    I forgot Rockstars dont have time for BS that dosent make them millions. I wonder when majority of people will dislike Startup folks like they did dislike Stock Brokers thanks to thinking like yours. Greed is good. Right? Honour is just a myth?
  - speakeron 12y ago
    > Committing time and money to a failed venture is the biggest mistake an entrepreneur can make. Committing time and money to enhance your reputation is never a mistake.
    - korzun 12y ago
      That's really easy to say when you're not the one who is paying for it. This is pretty typical. Every single business owner out there knows that the non-paying users generate more noise and complaints than an average paying customer. The bullshit 'reputation' angle you are playing is a total non-sense. Tell that to Max Levchin and 99% of other entrepreneurs that had to fail and fail hard prior to actually making it. I'm sure their 'reputation' is ruined. TLDR: You live in a bubble.
      - madaxe_again 12y ago
        Get Max Levchin to comment here now or you're lying.
  - madaxe_again 12y ago
    Start any businesses? Prove that this is a mistake. I want cited sources.
- g8gggu89 12y ago
  Did anyone check into them this time before trusting them initially?
madaxe_again 12y ago
Can you please share a link that puts a dollar value on his time. Otherwise this is just unfounded rumour.