johns

It's actually the opposite: it's gradually appearing. At least it looks to me like its displaying the new unfinished span and will connect it when the transition is done.

I think you underestimate the number of investors reading HN. They may not post. They're definitely reading.

Or that it's not open source.

the API is just the delivery mechanism. you can call it whatever you want. platform is a popular choice. just make sure that both you and the consumers benefit from every API call: http://thenextweb.com/dd/2013/03/12/apis-are-dead-long-live-...

No immediate plans other than making sure it's up and running reliably. The 'Request Captures' feature of Runscope does essentially the same thing with some other niceties added. That's where we hope people end up.

I really like this comment, even though it calls me a liar. I agree with you, it's mechanically the same (imagining a reality that doesn't exist). The main difference being that laying out a "vision" (ugh) and taking bets on it we are now accountable to making it happen.

Fair point. Someone still has to put all the pieces together at the right time though.

I can't discuss the terms obviously. All I can say is that we felt they were very fair.

Definitely. I don't think we could have done this outside SF. It's a very friendly environment for dev tools/API companies right now.

> people just think that with an idea and a team then the money will come pouring in.

If anyone thinks this, email me and I'll tell how much it's not the case. It was really hard. We got rejected A LOT. Like most companies. That said (and going back to the point I didn't make very well), every company is different. Don't let one person's experiences box you in.

The investors told us it was attractive for the three reasons I listed: team, market, and plan of attack.

Edit: I left out more specifics for length reasons. May do a follow up post on more of the details.

That was kind of the point though, there is no funding story that's repeatable. Maybe didn't emphasize that enough.

What would you like to know?

Thanks :)

have you tried curl?

If I missed anything, let me know!

Yes

Try to talk to someone at the API provider. Get their blessing.

daux.io perhaps?

Not really.

I prefer hand-written. But other people like Swagger https://developers.helloreverb.com/swagger/, I/O Docs https://github.com/mashery/iodocs, Daux (although this is just a style framework) http://daux.io/ and http://apiary.io/

Operative word is most. I'd also be fine with someone doing that if they were meeting their objectives. We generally don't work much more than that and I think we're all happier for it (and consequently more productive).

He was actually at tenexer in between the two.

Localtunnel (as of the v2 beta) and Ngrok no longer use SSH.

And https://ngrok.com/

A couple things:

- Every job will have some level of frustration, so don't expect changing jobs to completely remove that from your life. That said...

- It sounds like your expectations don't meet that of your employer. If you meet to talk it over and it doesn't seem like it will get better, then you should probably start looking.

- Staying for stock options is almost never worth it unless you have a significant chunk and you're 100% convinced there will be a positive outcome. Since you're not a founder, it's highly unlikely they're worth staying for.

- If you choose to look around, be professional. Interview as much as possible before or after normal working hours and make sure to give two weeks notice once you take another position.

You should find a company that values your talents. All of them.

"People would be calling us constantly."

"Let's try it for a few days and find out. I'll answer the calls."