Strobe Gets $2.5 million to help developers build mobile applications (techcrunch.com) 19 points by wifelette 15y ago ↗ HN
[–] klain 15y ago ↗ They've got an impressive product and team, as well as a bit of cash.Naive question: What is their business model? Consulting? [–] ynniv 15y ago ↗ I think so - building rich cross device apps for other companies. Very few people know SproutCore well, but those who do can quickly whip up apps. It is analogous to Rails and 37signals. [–] richcollins 15y ago ↗ 37signals didn't use Rails for consulting. It was for Basecamp. [–] richcollins 15y ago ↗ Acquisition before the cash runs out ... [–] foobarbazoo 15y ago ↗ Sadly...
[–] ynniv 15y ago ↗ I think so - building rich cross device apps for other companies. Very few people know SproutCore well, but those who do can quickly whip up apps. It is analogous to Rails and 37signals. [–] richcollins 15y ago ↗ 37signals didn't use Rails for consulting. It was for Basecamp.
[–] richcollins 15y ago ↗ Acquisition before the cash runs out ... [–] foobarbazoo 15y ago ↗ Sadly...
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[ 6.3 ms ] story [ 15.2 ms ] threadNaive question: What is their business model? Consulting?