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> solid evidence it will be here in 5 years Fair point. However, note that there is no guarantee that a product or service from even Google [1] or Microsoft [2
by airforms 4y ago
> solid evidence it will be here in 5 years
Fair point. However, note that there is no guarantee that a product or service from even Google [1] or Microsoft [2] will be there in 5 years.
[1] https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/
[2] https://killedbymicrosoft.info/ https://killedbymicrosoft.info/
- xupybd 4y agoYes but no one gets fired for picking Google or Microsoft. All you really need is a little background about the company running the thing. That would be enough for someone like myself to cover my ass for picking your tool.
- airforms 4y agoWhat you really want to see is a reputable VC (preferably from Sand Hill Road) backing the company. That might be coming in the future, but for now we are doing well without VCs.
- xupybd 4y agoNot so much. A company name, address and some people's names behind it tick most of the boxes. A back story is even better. This is a perfect example of the kind of page I'm talking about. https://www.cadcode.com/content/about-us https://www.cadcode.com/content/about-us
- Qtips87 4y agoNowadays a lot of companies are 100% remote with no physical address.
- ano88888 4y agoGosh, this is a very bad sign of arguing wiht potentail customers who simply give good advice on telling a little about who is behind the company (like address, etc). Why do you want to hide such info?
- interlocutor 4y agoI am a founder myself and I haven't put founders' info on our website for a simple reason... one of the cofounders has not yet quit his day job and he doesn't want his employers to know he is moonlighting.
- xupybd 4y agoJust put the story of why you're doing what you're doing. You need the appearance of people behind the product.