2011 – 2024 25 Milestones Peak Score: ★ 894 pts

Dark Sky

Two indie creators on Kickstarter building the gold standard hyperlocal weather forecast API, acquired by Apple, and the sunset fallout.

CORE FOUNDER LESSON

“Bootstrapping an exceptional consumer & API product makes you an acquisition target, but sunsetting developer APIs leaves a void.”

Chronological Milestones & Turning Points

25 defining submissions documented on Hacker News