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8 projects made that they are now incorporating into the product proper.

These 8 projects were at cost of management of the public API.

If true that more projects of equal caliber will be developed in the future, what is the opportunity cost of maintaining the API? How would you measure this opportunity cost?

Corollary: If Netflix had gone Tesla with the public API, I'm talking a full developer tool marketplace platform- what would be the opportunity risk/reward conversation look like? I'm thinking would be a very valid strategy for cornering the video media marketplace, setting the groundwork to take a bite out of YouTube/Twitch/etc's marketshare.



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