Mitchell Hashimoto joins Polar.sh as an advisor (opens in new tab)

(mitchellh.com)

39 pointsbirk1y ago8 comments

8 comments

alberth1y ago

I just signed up for Polar and am confused.

I was under the impression, maybe wrongly, that this was a kickstarter-like service but for software.

Now after logging in, if I’m understanding correctly, it seems to be a paid newsletter platform (like Substack).

Can someone explain.

Because I’m very confused after signup.

MrJohz1y ago

It looks like a combination between Substack and Patreon, but targeting a different niche - specifically programmers and people in the tech industry. I can't really see what's that different from each of those platforms, other than, say, having better integration with GitHub.

tqi1y ago

I'll be curious to see how vertical specific platforms will compete/coexist with more general platforms like Patreon. I wonder if eventually we'll see something like The Match Group emerge...

gtirloni1y ago

5% (plus Stripe feeds) for the platform means it will only work for really small projects. Arguably, the majority.

xwowsersx1y ago

At first glance, I thought this was about polar.rs and I was quite intrigued. Either way, congrats on landing him. Mitchell is great.

mtndew4brkfst1y ago

IIRC he is much more favorably inclined towards Zig than Rust as far as his personal tastes go.

n8henrie1y ago

Assuming you meant pola.rs (one fewer `r`), I thought the same.

ayewo1y ago

To the Polar.sh team, congrats on landing mitchellh as an advisor! Perhaps he might go on to expand his involvement with Polar, similar to how Brian Acton increased his involvement with Signal Foundation after a hefty donation? Time will tell.

It's funny because I just learned of Polar yesterday and would be curious to hear from the Polar founders how they differ significantly from Algora [1] apart from the obvious difference in take rate.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/198w0wq/algora_...

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