Doesn't mean it isn't a mistake, just means you've conned someone into thinking your mistake was a good choice.

They talk about their product like it's the reinvention of fire. Seems awful low for that. And if they made no mistakes, surely they wouldn't need to be acquired? Surely they'd be making their own money?

And there are plenty of stories of how they treat their employees that suggest there are absolutely mistakes being made.... company is a joke.

their valuation from last funding in March 2024 was $550m, sold for $610m minus cash on hand. so basically at value...agreed that it's a nice windfall for these folks but relatively bad outcome. When you're building a new browser with AI a year before the trillion dollar AI industry goes bananas for AI browsers and you end up with 600 mil, that feels like an L.

Dia was built for VC, no user will really like it.

why does everything need to be about making macho bucks? Make a good product and support it long term, don't sell out just to fill your pockets