API

also referred to as: apis

5 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 14, 2020 by Rob Walling · across every show →

Everything said about API, oldest first

Apr 14, 2020 bearish
Insight
Walling: Bootstrapped SaaS Businesses Rarely Last 10 to 20 Years
“Can't run a business like we run and expect it to be here in 10 or 20 years. A lot of these businesses just don't make it because of the massive shifts in Google and APIs and protocols and, you know, how many SaaS companies do we know that, that really last th…”
Rob Walling Apr 14, 2020 ▶ 7:24 Episode 492 | From Zero to $55k MRR to Exit (in 2 Years) with Feedback Panda
Mar 19, 2024 negative
Disclosure
Dennis: FinChat stopped accepting inbound enterprise API customers
“So we decided we're not taking any more you know, inbound for this.”
Braden Dennis Mar 19, 2024 ▶ 29:10 Episode 705 | From Bootstrapped to Mostly Bootstrapped
Mar 19, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Dennis: FinChat signed a $250,000 annual API contract
“We signed a deal for a quarter million dollars a year.”
Braden Dennis Mar 19, 2024 ▶ 28:05 Episode 705 | From Bootstrapped to Mostly Bootstrapped
Jun 9, 2026 negative
Insight
Vollset: AI incentives push software companies to restrict API data exports
“The incentives are now for companies to not give you access to your, even your own data through API, like because of this, that's the key difference, right? It has to make sure that the data flows in, but doesn't flow out”
Einar Vollset Jun 9, 2026 ▶ 21:48 Episode 836 | The 5 A.I. Moats Acquirers Value Most
Sep 8, 2026 negative
Assertion Supported
Walling: Anthropic's API experiences issues at least a couple times monthly
“Anthropics API goes down or slows down or does kooky things. How often? I don't know. A couple times a month, at least. I mean, it's pretty frequent.”
Rob Walling Sep 8, 2026 ▶ 14:24 Episode 849 | Legal Threats, AI as Platform Risk, Building Confid...
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