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Comment by rglullis | Hacker News Reader

Don't be afraid of sharing the numbers publicly. Everyone that will be interested in buying will ask them anyway.

If I knew a service or company I used were doing this, I'd take what data I can and delete my account. Good things rarely happen in a transition. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying what me, the user, has been trained to do for my safety.

No one is sharing the data about users, here. We are talking about disclosing things like recurring revenue, projected growth, size of market, etc.

When a service is being shopped around to prospective new owners, eventually user data leaves the custody of those I originally entrusted it to. I'm voicing my opinion on signals that indicate to me it is time to go, and that to me, this is one of those signals

What user data did you provide to buy a set of open source components from CoreUI - the company in question?

Also, do you have any example of open source company that monetized user data? Has it happened to you?

The reason that I am asking is that it is very rare to see an open source company being profitable without being focused on enterprise market. Stories of successful ISVs should be praised, not met with suspicion. It seems like anti-capitalist concern trolling.

We don't monetize user data, our business model is the main open-source product and premium product with more features and dedicated support.

Everyone interested in buying won't have an issue sending an email either.

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