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Re: Show HN: A virtual phone number for your company based on Twilio

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Post by JustSomeNobody » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 4:16 AM UTC

goshx wrote: post #31

JustSomeNobody wrote: post #30

What is your strategy for when Twilio goes away?

Not OP, but I am honestly curious to know why you think they will go anywhere soon. Could you please elaborate?

I don't. But building a business that depends on another like this, you need to have a backup plan, yes?

Re: Show HN: A virtual phone number for your company based on Twilio

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Post by JustSomeNobody » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 4:19 AM UTC

throwaway2016a wrote: post #32

JustSomeNobody wrote: post #30

What is your strategy for when Twilio goes away?

I too would like to know what the thought behind this question is. They are a well established company that runs 2FA and awesome phone apis / systems for thousands of startups and large companies in a field that is high barrier of entry (less competition) and predictable profits since they meter their usage. The only thing I can think of is if a competitor enters the space and blows them away. In which case, there is…

While not exactly the same thing, people didn't think Parse was going to shut down ... until it did.

Re: Show HN: A virtual phone number for your company based on Twilio

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Post by azonliner » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 5:39 AM UTC

napoleond wrote: post #24

This looks neat! BTW (shameless plug), for anyone using a Twilio number for voice and wishing to easily add SMS functionality, I created https://www.smsinbox.net last year.

That's something I've been looking for, however $75 a month? Ouch!!

Re: Show HN: A virtual phone number for your company based on Twilio

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Post by napoleond » Sat, Mar 11, 2017, 6:00 AM UTC

azonliner wrote: post #63

napoleond wrote: post #24

This looks neat! BTW (shameless plug), for anyone using a Twilio number for voice and wishing to easily add SMS functionality, I created https://www.smsinbox.net last year.

That's something I've been looking for, however $75 a month? Ouch!!

It's largely aimed at software companies using Twilio in their own offerings--I hadn't given much thought to personal use before. What would you consider a fair price?