To me personally it is not about negativity (or criticizing their software) but financial realism.
With their amount of paying customers, there is no way they can justify their valuation. I would love to understand the raise from their perspective, and the investors'. Is it to stay afloat? Is it in hopes of boosting valuation for a medium-term acquisition? Why $75M more when their revenue is a sliver of that?
Why can't we do both? I'm happy for them sure, but that doesn't stop people from questioning how they can't be profitable on their own already, why the performance is still one of the worst from all of the PM tools, or why you cannot allow more customization.
I think tone on HN can come across as very derisive or dismissive sometimes. It's one thing to not be unary, but it is another to be able to write down a coherent set of thoughts which critique the platform without sledging it, and congratulating a company on their success.
Overall HNers aren't the most supportive and compassionate bunch, but then again we're here for news and discussion and not back slapping.
With their amount of paying customers, there is no way they can justify their valuation. I would love to understand the raise from their perspective, and the investors'. Is it to stay afloat? Is it in hopes of boosting valuation for a medium-term acquisition? Why $75M more when their revenue is a sliver of that?