Svpply to retire on August 31st
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Ben Pieratt, Svpply founder: https://twitter.com/pieratt/status/481524249522216962
It's going to be weird saying "I worked on Svpply, a site that used to be about letting people curate and discover products".
"One thing we do want to make clear: Svpply is not going away. We’ll continue to bring our users new products each day"
Sounds oh so familiar these days...
If you expect a small company to persist for longer than that based on a single statement, it's best to just consider yourself outside the target audience for longevity predictions. There just is not that much certainty in the world for small firms.
But I don't buy "but's it's just business" as an excuse for bad behavior, and in truth it bothers me that it's becoming more and more acceptable to not hold people socially accountable for their business behavior.
Not that I'm surprised, however it's further evidence that such statements on acquisition have no credibility whatsoever. They are just to make current customers and employees feel good.
That's far better than the typical "We're excited to announce that we've been acquired, and are immediately shutting down the product", at least in my opinion.
"One thing we do want to make clear: Svpply is not going away"
Sadly that's exactly what Our Incredible Journey is designed for.
If they had ran it a few more years before they shut it down it'd feel less deceptive, since conditions can change and a product might not make sense to continue for financial reasons.
Fancy.com is my alternative of choice.