Small software company that builds basic infrastructural apps in the most simple and minimalist way possible

[Ryuno-Ki]

This idea was expressed by Skye on the fediverse:

Skye (@Skye@chaos.social)

Domains like

project management, slack-like chat, time tracking

The idea being that they’re small enough to be maintained by a small team while finding their niche.
Using basic apps to me sounds like they should be composable, too.

[aschrijver]

Agreed. I think there’s a good niche there for good products and services. In this light we should also mention Aral Balkan and Laura Kalbag with Small tech foundation and their ongoing product development of neat softwares like Kitten.

See also:

Manifesto for a Smaller, Denser Internet: The Three-legged Stool

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