A: So a few years ago I started a server on the internets that was designed to allow people to comment on each other’s posts, and be generally pretty awesome.
Well, after the server took off and got really popular and made me pretty rich, I decided that we needed to capitalize on some other developers using our site to make money, so I decided to start charge them every time they use my server. It’s a totally reasonable thing to do! But now they’re all mad at me! What am I supposed to do, since I’m beholden to a bunch of VCs and I’ve got an IPO and everything, I got to make them dolla dolla bills y’all.
Could use some advice.
TL;DR Changed a setting on my server, now people are mad. lul
I think the logical response is to burn down everything you created and alienate the people that built it up to be successful.
That’ll lure in the investors.
What worked for hedge funds must work for tech companies too!