Orbit
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Orbit was a developer-community growth platform founded in 2019 by co-founder and CEO Patrick Woods, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Heavybit and others. It helped developer-focused companies measure and grow their communities across forums, chat platforms, social media, GitHub and Discord - tracking member activities and community growth, managing developer advocates, and providing insights, automations and engagement tools.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Orbit was founded in 2019 to help companies understand and grow their developer communities, on the thesis that larger, healthier communities lead to broader software adoption.
- Acquired
On April 11, 2024 Postman announced its acquisition of Orbit to add community engagement to the Postman Public API Network; deal terms were not disclosed. The standalone Orbit product was wound down within 90 days: no new users or workspaces were accepted, and data ingestion stopped on May 31, 2024.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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