Can you name a successful developer tool that was bootstrapped and not open source?
Can you name a successful developer tool that was bootstrapped and not open source? I'm having trouble identifying any companies that are a good example. I hope I'm just drawing a blank.
For context, I'm particularly interested in infrastructure/API companies. For example, Stripe for payments, Sendgrid for Email, etc.
Sidekiq. The free version is open source but enterprise is not.
See: https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/how-charging-money-for-pro-features-allowed-me-quit-my-job-6e71309457
@yongfook built an API company: @BannerBear
@csallen I feel like you might have some insight on this. Any companies you can think of?
I'm not aware of any big ones. I think Postmark was self-funded by Wildbit. Customer.io has only raised a small amount (seed).
Those are both great examples. Thanks Jon!
https://pqina.nl/doka/ a web component
Atlassian
sizzy.co, built by @kitze
https://getcssscan.com/
This fit? https://ipinfo.io/ (https://www.indiehackers.com/product/ipinfo)
Ok a bunch from: https://wildbit.com/story (Postmark, Beanstalk, etc)
Not exactly what you're looking for but this one too:
https://www.indiehackers.com/product/doka-js