I met with Nate and Brian a while back, both these guys are extremely intelligent hackers with great business sense.
They're currently building a core product that actually has a business model with the derby framework which will help it progress along very well.
While they may not have raised 11.2M these guys aren't going anywhere.
In spending just an hour or two with them their talents really shined through. As a supporter of rails I will certainly be staying on top of changes to both Derby and Meteor and looking forward to what comes next for both.
The reality is the creation of frameworks like these is nothing but a good thing for the hacker community at large.
Congrats on the press guys, Keep up the good work!
I can second this for sure -- they have a combination of intelligence, business ability, and product sense that is incredibly rare. I've twice missed the opportunity to work with Nate, and I hope I'll get a third shot someday. They are also some of the most determined people I've ever met.
I think Derby is really cool, especially the synchronization and conflict resolution model. Though we've made some different choices with Meteor, I think there are many people that will like Derby's direction. Everyone benefits when there are multiple choices.
They're currently building a core product that actually has a business model with the derby framework which will help it progress along very well.
While they may not have raised 11.2M these guys aren't going anywhere.
In spending just an hour or two with them their talents really shined through. As a supporter of rails I will certainly be staying on top of changes to both Derby and Meteor and looking forward to what comes next for both.
The reality is the creation of frameworks like these is nothing but a good thing for the hacker community at large.
Congrats on the press guys, Keep up the good work!