David Smith blogs about Stephen Hackett joining his indie company:

I am extraordinarily proud of being an “indie”, it is a meaningful part of my professional identity. As such I held on too long to a sense of needing to do it all myself. But I’ve grown in this regard and I am extremely excited about what Stephen and I will be able to accomplish together.

As Jonathan Rentzsch said at the C4 conference in 2007, indie really means “non-large”. Small team, usually bootstrapped. You know it when you see it.

Simon Woods

I haven’t fully read the announcements so forgive me if this has already been stated; I think it’s more than a little telling that David made this decision after one of his apps became literally one of the biggest selling in the world.

I feel that start-ups and mega-corps have distorted the viewpoint of many tech enthusiasts. You can’t “just hire somebody” when your goal is to build a sustainable, thriving, independent business.

2024-01-23 4:15 pm
Rene van Belzen

I think it was a wise decision, and a good one too. Like @jean @ismh is a people person.

2024-01-24 7:03 am

Manton Reece @manton
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