Currently I don't think you add enough value over the existing observable platform to entertain the thought of switching runtimes.
Anyone who is not familiar with observeable will need a ton of literature to explain the reactive runtime concept.
I feel like entrepreneur who see a successful product and thinks "how can I beat that" are framing wrong. If you look at a product and think, that's great, how can I add to it you will find more success.
I am also building on observable, but I am not trying to direct people off the ecosystem. I want to make observable better and add to their success and perhaps capture some value off the delta of the combined improvement.
I think you misunderstand my project. I am not trying to steal people off observable, I think that Observable has the right technology and the wrong product.
It literally infuriates me that Observable is taking the "community-based data viz" route. In my opinion, they're sitting on a mountain of gold, and they just don't know how to dig it. They raised $10m, but hired 25 people in SF half of whom are dataviz guys. WTF? They won't last much with this kind of burn rate.
I very much doubt that they have any growth at all, considering how they are asking their users to share their stuff, and seeing how little active their forum is.
So what's going to happen when Observable goes down?
I would much rather join them and use their distribution channels to build a product like Jig which I feel can work in a business environment, than doing it on my own...
Currently I don't think you add enough value over the existing observable platform to entertain the thought of switching runtimes.
Anyone who is not familiar with observeable will need a ton of literature to explain the reactive runtime concept.
I feel like entrepreneur who see a successful product and thinks "how can I beat that" are framing wrong. If you look at a product and think, that's great, how can I add to it you will find more success.
I am also building on observable, but I am not trying to direct people off the ecosystem. I want to make observable better and add to their success and perhaps capture some value off the delta of the combined improvement.