By Ben Ubois
Google Reader shut down in 2013, and he needed a fast, reliable RSS reader that wouldn't disappear.
Launched in 2013 right around Google Reader's shutdown. Has been running profitably ever since as an independent, bootstrapped product.
A long-running example of a sustainable indie product in a space most people think is dead (RSS).
To keep being the best, most reliable RSS reader for people who value long-form reading.