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Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

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Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

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Post by rvz »

> "As we begin to shift focus to our shared efforts with Notion, we will be closing down Skiff's product suite after a 6-month sunset period"

I had high hopes for Skiff, but once again it became yet another incredible journey and an entire VC grift racing to an acquisition only for it to be shut down just like the majority of VC fuelled startups who probably ran out of money.

The end users are always left holding the bag and continue to lose in the process of anything VC funded these days.

Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

#13

Post by esdf »

dantondwa wrote: post #5

They’re just closing it, wow. Someone had recommended me Skiff, but I stayed away from it and opted for Proton, given that they have been around for a while and Skiff smelled like VC money too much. I guess it was the right choice. At this point, a criteria I try to follow when I have to choose whether or not to rely on a tool is: is it funded by VC? If so, steer clear.

Yea that sure was fast. It's probably not sustainable/profitable to provide email for free

Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

#15

Post by AndyKluger »

cdurth wrote: post #3
mirshko wrote: post #2

https://skiff.com/data-migration I’m really upset about this, I was about to go all in on Skiff after being burnt by ProtonMail. Glad I didn’t. Feel really bad for those who did.

I literally just migrated from Proton yesterday. Oh well, Tuta now i guess...

FYI I didn't log into my tuta account for a while and they deleted it completely. No way I can recover the data and personal connections I made using it.

Also Discord was like "yeah you may have your Discord credentials, but we need you to check your email before you can log in again anyway." So I lost my Discord account, too.

But I started using this new thing called Skiff and . . . Oh.

Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

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Post by [deleted] »

rvz wrote: post #11

> "As we begin to shift focus to our shared efforts with Notion, we will be closing down Skiff's product suite after a 6-month sunset period" I had high hopes for Skiff, but once again it became yet another incredible journey and an entire VC grift racing to an acquisition only for it to be shut down just like the majority of VC fuelled startups who probably ran out of money. The end users are always left holding the…

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Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

#17

Post by hafidzwibowo »

mirshko wrote: post #2

https://skiff.com/data-migration I’m really upset about this, I was about to go all in on Skiff after being burnt by ProtonMail. Glad I didn’t. Feel really bad for those who did.

yeah man, me too. thoroughly disappointed

Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

#18

Post by godzillabrennus »

esdf wrote: post #13
dantondwa wrote: post #5

They’re just closing it, wow. Someone had recommended me Skiff, but I stayed away from it and opted for Proton, given that they have been around for a while and Skiff smelled like VC money too much. I guess it was the right choice. At this point, a criteria I try to follow when I have to choose whether or not to rely on a tool is: is it funded by VC? If so, steer clear.

Yea that sure was fast. It's probably not sustainable/profitable to provide email for free

Privacy centric email can’t be sustainable or profitable for free. If it’s free then your data is the product.

Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

#19

Post by worez »

AndyKluger wrote: post #15
cdurth wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I literally just migrated from Proton yesterday. Oh well, Tuta now i guess...

FYI I didn't log into my tuta account for a while and they deleted it completely. No way I can recover the data and personal connections I made using it. Also Discord was like "yeah you may have your Discord credentials, but we need you to check your email before you can log in again anyway." So I lost my Discord account, too. But I started using this new thing called Skiff and . . . Oh.

had the same thing happen to me. never going back to tuta.

Re: Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset

#20

Post by Gentil »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #10
dantondwa wrote: post #5

They’re just closing it, wow. Someone had recommended me Skiff, but I stayed away from it and opted for Proton, given that they have been around for a while and Skiff smelled like VC money too much. I guess it was the right choice. At this point, a criteria I try to follow when I have to choose whether or not to rely on a tool is: is it funded by VC? If so, steer clear.

May I suggest something to think over, what about -- “Can I walk out of this, and migrate elsewhere and how complex/hard will be that migration?” instead of the blanket VC-Funded or not. My thoughts.

Not OP. But why should I? It's a hassle to do migration. So if there is a non-vc funded choice, why would I bother with all the trouble?
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