Definitely kudos to Parse for open sourcing what is essentially their platform.<p>Nonetheless, this speaks to the difficulty many of us in the startup world face when choosing our technology stacks.<p>Parse, Firebase, and other similar BAAS platforms are very attractive for a variety of reasons. But in the end, many of them get acquired and eventually wind down, or run out of money because it&#x27;s so difficult to run profitably.<p>Selling to developers is oftentimes a difficult thing to do. I&#x27;ve seen multiple products aimed at developers that look great and get me excited, but when I sit down and really analyze it -- each of them have yet to make even a single dollar from me. I&#x27;m sure many of us are in similar positions.