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Tailscale has raised $160M

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655 points louis-paul | 3 comments | 08 Apr 25 10:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.631s | source
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sshine ◴[08 Apr 25 16:56 UTC] No.43623901[source]▶
so tailscale is selling out

that was disappointing

at least the current software is open source, so others can fork it before it closes down on itself and enshittifies.

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1. kube-system ◴[08 Apr 25 17:05 UTC] No.43623997[source]▶
Tailscale is a software company founded in 2019 that raised their series A in 2020, not a grassroots community project
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2. sshine ◴[08 Apr 25 17:40 UTC] No.43624412[source]▶
so either you do it out of the goodness of your heart, or you maximize shareholder value at no expense

I'd sell out at $160M, too. I'm happy for them, and sad for everyone else.

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3. hobofan ◴[08 Apr 25 18:52 UTC] No.43625277[source]▶
As GP said, they have raised money before. So why are you now disappointed and think they "are selling out", when nothing has changed, and Tailscale has been a clear-cut for-profit startup from the start?