peter martin

Creative professional based in Arlington, MA. Specializing in web design for political campaigns, nonprofits, and small business.

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As more great new companies are absorbed into big old companies, a whole new generation of change is lost. They can issue press releases saying how excited they are to be able to bring their product to a whole new world of customers, and how their new suitor will bring enormous resources to bear, but we know that’s usually not really what happens. Development slows, products stall, the staff that built the great stuff leaves, and mediocrity creeps in. Not always, but usually.

The next generation bends over - (37signals) (via theopie)

I actually deleted my account when I saw the deal. I had high hopes for Mint, but Intuit’s software and general presence has always turned me off. I wasn’t entirely comfortable handing over my financial details to a third party anyway, and this was the little push over the edge. Of course, I reserve the right to change my mind if they continue to innovate and the absorption works out.

↵ Reblogged from theopie