Huge kudos to the author for this article. I'm the founder of the competitive bootstrapped product https://uibakery.io. So I was really surprised to hear that Airplane was shutting down at the beginning of the year. This story provides an insider's perspective on what happened and helps to understand their situation better.
However, it's still sad that in the end, the customers suffered the most. While I agree that the founder probably did fairly well in his situation, it's unfortunate that he did not consider or did not manage to achieve other options, such as buying out the company from investors. They had a decent product that could have become a successful and profitable business within its niche.
However, it's still sad that in the end, the customers suffered the most. While I agree that the founder probably did fairly well in his situation, it's unfortunate that he did not consider or did not manage to achieve other options, such as buying out the company from investors. They had a decent product that could have become a successful and profitable business within its niche.