[c1sc0]

I'm not sure there is demand for this given that most people value convenience over security

But these kinds of business models appeal to me personally though. Lately I've been wondering if "It's like X, minus the evil part" is a valid startup strategy. Reason is the whole Hacker News Cologne fiasco with Meetup.com.

Some examples:

Stripe is a less evil PayPal. (edit: I mixed up Parse & Stripe) App.net is a less evil Twitter. XYZ is a less evil Meetup

[tristanthomas]

That's what we are hoping! Because we aren't trying to be a massive company that does everything but instead a small, sustainable business, even if we don't have MASS market appeal we will still have an appeal for people like us that will fund the business.

[brey]

> Parse is a less evil PayPal.

Stripe? Square? not sure you mean Parse.

[c1sc0]

you're right, fixed