Evernote was two weeks away from bankruptcy in 2008

[vilpponen]

http://www.arcticstartup.com/2012/05/04/from-brink-of-bankruptcy-towards-an-ipo-the-evernote-story

[kukouri]

Not hard to believe really. Surprised they are still around at times.

[bkyan → kukouri]

Seems like a pretty useful service... Why are you surprised they are still around?

[pmjordan → bkyan]

I assume the grandparent post is referring to the staggering amount of cash they've been burning. (personally: who am I to judge - they've clearly convinced investors they're on the right track)

[kukouri → pmjordan]

Yes, pretty much it. Useful service yes, but one that doesn't seem to add up as far as those who actually use it enough to make them a profit versus how much money they seem to spend on their service.

[joelrunyon]

I love evernote, but am I the only one who feels like it's incredibly slow sometimes? Any hackers out there know how to speed it up at all?

[adventureful]

I like the part where the Swedish investor stepped up for a product he cared about, took the risk, and will likely reap the reward after the IPO. Great story. Almost an eBay-pez worthy story, but real.