Everpix was great. This is how it died

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Post by coloneltcb » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:38 PM UTC

Everpix was great. This is how it died
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Post by Codhisattva » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:10 PM UTC

Wow. What an interesting example of what's wrong with the venture capital model. A great product dies because the founders "spent too much time on the product".

I hope a 9th inning miracle saves the day. If not, thanks for the great product.

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Post by Artemis2 » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:11 PM UTC

I'm not surprised, AWS is expensive as hell.

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Post by ismail » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:11 PM UTC

500k for consulting???????

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Post by ismail » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:11 PM UTC

500k for consulting???????

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Post by 3JPLW » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:14 PM UTC

Dammit. That sucks. I am (well, was) a paying member of Everpix and I loved it. It was very great. It surprises me that this is how I found out about the closing. They haven't sent out the notifications to members yet, it seems.

Guess I now have to look for another similarly seamless remote backup of my photo library. Any suggestions?

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Post by derstang » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:16 PM UTC

3JPLW wrote: post #6

Dammit. That sucks. I am (well, was) a paying member of Everpix and I loved it. It was very great. It surprises me that this is how I found out about the closing. They haven't sent out the notifications to members yet, it seems. Guess I now have to look for another similarly seamless remote backup of my photo library. Any suggestions?

I'm using loom (loom.com) and its nice--very similar I think. hope it doesn't go the same way. Yes I am paying :)

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Post by ScotterC » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:17 PM UTC

3JPLW wrote: post #6

Dammit. That sucks. I am (well, was) a paying member of Everpix and I loved it. It was very great. It surprises me that this is how I found out about the closing. They haven't sent out the notifications to members yet, it seems. Guess I now have to look for another similarly seamless remote backup of my photo library. Any suggestions?

I've been enjoying PictureLife. Allows you to use your own S3 bucket too

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Post by sameer_sundresh » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:18 PM UTC

3JPLW wrote: post #6

Dammit. That sucks. I am (well, was) a paying member of Everpix and I loved it. It was very great. It surprises me that this is how I found out about the closing. They haven't sent out the notifications to members yet, it seems. Guess I now have to look for another similarly seamless remote backup of my photo library. Any suggestions?

We're sending out emails in batches. We will also be in touch about refunds and downloads.

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Post by sameer_sundresh » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:19 PM UTC

ismail wrote: post #4

500k for consulting???????

Essentially part-time specialist employees. Hiring them full-time would have cost a lot more.