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Why email startups fail

(forwardemail.net)
140 points skeptrune | 7 comments | 01 Jul 25 00:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.878s | source | bottom
1. ajjenkins ◴[01 Jul 25 02:05 UTC] No.44429906[source]▶
I’m surprised Hey isn’t mentioned. That’s the only example I know of someone recently trying to reinvent email. Maybe it wasn’t included because it’s part of Basecamp and not its own company. But I think it’s important to discuss if your argument is that “no one has successfully reinvented email”.
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2. tristan957 ◴[01 Jul 25 04:37 UTC] No.44430627[source]▶
By reinvent are you referring to UX? Fastmail is reinventing email through superior open protocols.
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3. BiteCode_dev ◴[01 Jul 25 04:53 UTC] No.44430698[source]▶
UX is what made the difference between the first iPhone and a palm.
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4. ericrosedev ◴[01 Jul 25 05:39 UTC] No.44430915[source]▶
Obligatory “as far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product”
5. worthless-trash ◴[01 Jul 25 05:47 UTC] No.44430962{3}[source]▶
We have regressed as a society.
6. CaveTech ◴[01 Jul 25 05:48 UTC] No.44430965[source]▶
It is mentioned, there's an entire section named "The HEY Experiment".
7. benhurmarcel ◴[01 Jul 25 18:41 UTC] No.44436869[source]▶
JMAP is mentioned in the article (negatively)