Facebook Acquires Drop.io(techcrunch.com)
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Facebook Acquires Drop.io
http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/29/facebook-acquires-drop-io-nabs-sam-lessin/
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These talent acquisitions always make me think:
The market's already proven by the company that was just bought. The company that was just bought is being shut down meaning 1) no market leader, 2) less competition in the market, 3) a bunch of paying users are going to be looking for the same exact same product to pay for.
Seems like the perfect opportunity for someone to create a startup to replace the one that was just bought.
The market's already proven by the company that was just bought. The company that was just bought is being shut down meaning 1) no market leader, 2) less competition in the market, 3) a bunch of paying users are going to be looking for the same exact same product to pay for.
Seems like the perfect opportunity for someone to create a startup to replace the one that was just bought.
You also have to think though, if it was going so well they wouldn't have sold in a talent acquisition but continued for a far better payoff later on.
This service looks like a great deal of time and polish has gone into it, replicating it would not be easy. It's also a very competitive space, sure this service takes a slightly different take on it but the file uploads area is pretty saturated.
This service looks like a great deal of time and polish has gone into it, replicating it would not be easy. It's also a very competitive space, sure this service takes a slightly different take on it but the file uploads area is pretty saturated.
> You also have to think though, if it was going so well they wouldn't have sold in a talent acquisition but continued for a far better payoff later on.
Not necessarily. In an environment like Facebook it may be possible to leverage their talents to achieve results that would have taken far longer if they were independent.
Not necessarily. In an environment like Facebook it may be possible to leverage their talents to achieve results that would have taken far longer if they were independent.
Why is Dropbox insufficient? Are you sending them files that are >2GB?
When I want to send people large files, if I know they have a Dropbox account, I use a Dropbox shared folder.
Else, I choose one of:
* Use it as an excuse to get them to sign up for Dropbox and get me referral credit.
* Stick it in my Dropbox Public folder and send them the link.
* Upload it to my VPS and send them the link.
None of those are that hard, especially #2.
When I want to send people large files, if I know they have a Dropbox account, I use a Dropbox shared folder.
Else, I choose one of:
* Use it as an excuse to get them to sign up for Dropbox and get me referral credit.
* Stick it in my Dropbox Public folder and send them the link.
* Upload it to my VPS and send them the link.
None of those are that hard, especially #2.
Never used drop.io but maybe airdropper.com could be a sort of hacky solution?
I like filesdirect - the free, customizable upload and download pages are a nice touch. (http://www.filesdirect.com)
It's somewhat dated now, but yousendit.com is still around.
also Onehub Transfers! https://onehub.com/x
Checkout Tonido (http://www.tonido.com/Tonido_Welcomes_Drop.io.html)
Primary source thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1849274
Fuck. I loved this service because it was so easy to send people large files. Anyone know of a replacement? Yes, I have a Dropbox account.