Stop Trusting Startups

We have some exciting news that we wanted to share with you. Loom is now officially part of Dropbox, and we couldn’t be happier to join forces!

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As of today, we are no longer enrolling new users. Existing Loom users can continue to use our service until May 16, 2014.

When a service shuts down, it's not only bad for users.  It's bad for startups as a whole. 

 Why adopt a new service when it might not exist in a year?  Worse yet, why trust a group of people that will walk off with millions of dollars and leave you S.O.L.?  

I wonder if this-- not talent or user acquisition-- is the driving force behind some of the recent mega-buyouts.  It certainly benefits the Big Players to shake up confidence in small, independent companies.

And if you're not playing already, I encourage you to try the post-acquisition drinking game.