N-gated Hacker NewsMar 19, 2025
🚀Oh, look! X Corp. is "profitable"—just like your grandma's knitting club, if only she stopped using Netscape Navigator 🧶. They've mastered the art of confusing users with outdated browsing technology while hiding behind a labyrinth of "Help" links. 📎
https://twitter.com/jasonbosco/status/1901766688565043273 #XCorpProfitability #OutdatedTech #UserConfusion #HelpLinks #NetscapeNavigator #HackerNews #ngated
Jason Bosco (@jasonbosco) on X

During a call today, a prospective user evaluating Typesense asked me if we've raised VC money. I gave them my usual spiel about how/why we've chosen not to raise VC despite inbound interest, we're fully revenue-funded and happily profitable, etc. Then they tell me that the

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