Fig is sunsetting • Hacker News Board

Re: Fig is sunsetting

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Post by system2 » Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 8:30 AM UTC

dgellow wrote: post #61

system2 wrote: post #60

Who the hell comes up with these words like "sunsetting"? I was working with a dental company and their software we integrated with our system stopped working. I called the company and asked why and they said "We sunset this product". It took me a while to understand what they were saying then they asked for money because they released a new one. Sunsetting was just a fancy word for a money grab. Wouldn't be easier t…

I don’t believe it’s a new term. It means they are intentionally phasing out or terminating something.

In software world it is killing it so they can sell a new one in general.

Re: Fig is sunsetting

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Post by Someone » Fri, Mar 15, 2024, 7:08 AM UTC

benzible wrote: post #53

NotMichaelBay wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would they sell if it's for a negligible price? Seems like a pretty terrible deal if all they get out of it is to work at Amazon.

Lots of reasons... * some return, even if negligible, for investors and the feeling of having done right by them * decent hiring bonuses - so, some financial compensation even if the founders' equity was worthless * reputation: they get to claim a successful exit, whatever the reality (so many founders dispense advice based on "multiple exits" which were all fire sales) * continued life for the product... although in…

* stress relieve: moving from running a company, worrying whether you can pay the bills next month either for the company or for yourself to a job with a good income can remove a lot of stress from one’s personal life.

Re: Fig is sunsetting

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Post by ProwlDev » Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 11:12 AM UTC

really enjoyed using fig last year but it was linked to my old company account and now i cant get access as im no longer there. tried to add this amazon implementation but it just seems like an elephant compared to fig. litterally just want the autocomplete power and fuzzy search lookup for branches was so nice. anyone know any anythink lightweight like fig used to be let me know