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0 pointscowsandmilk2y ago0 comments

It isn’t necessarily about Colin quitting. Key person gets hit by bus is also always a concern. You can say someone will pick it up, but I know nothing of whether such plans are in place. Does the person who would inherit the business have the know how to sell it? Is there enough documentation in place for a transfer of assets to be successful?

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idlewords2y ago

This is how that scenario shakes out:

  1. Key person gets hit by bus
  2. You see the black bar on Hacker News and learn the sad news
  3. You go download all your data from the service, which is still up because there is no bus access to data centers.
  4. You feel like a jerk for all your creepy "hit by bus" talk.
  5. A few weeks later, some VC-funded operation with multiple employees you depended on disappears overnight without a trace.

marcosdumay2y ago

> You go download all your data from the service

Just about this step... you are supposed to have it already. You just have to find another service and start using it.

saagarjha2y ago

I wonder if Tarsnap could stand up to everyone downloading their data from it at once, especially without anyone to help keep it alive.

XCSme2y ago

Companies and corporations get "killed" often too, even if the people in them are alive.

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