Comment by kyrylo
2 days ago
I follow 37signals updates on ONCE, but I don’t recall them mentioning sustainability issues. Could you share a link?
Thanks for the suggestion! A hosted solution could definitely be an option. That said, some people have mentioned that having an indie dev behind it can be a turn-off. I’ll keep exploring ideas that make sense, though.
I want to vaguely recall that they had like 4 products in planning stages for ONCE, released Campfire, then released Writebook for free, and then made Campfire free.
Lately on the podcast I only hear about Fizzy and one other unannounced SAAS that they're putting dev energy behind, nothing about other ONCE products.
I suspect that without a critical mass of usage driving word of mouth the long tail of sales was basically nil, and long-term even fairly small products weren't looking to recoup dev costs any time soon.
Fizzy uses SQLite for multitenancy. I suppose that’s why it takes up so much of their time. Being a fan of SQLite, I hope this approach succeeds. P.S. I know Campfire has made “six figures”