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We failed to build Linode like things internally. We innovate through acquisition.

[ source: I was a part of those failures ]




If you don't mind sharing, how long ago was this? And do you know if the attitude is, "this is hard and we blew it, let's by an expert and learn from them" or was it, "we only failed because <excuse> let's buy a starter platform and use it as the foundation?"




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