You’re getting a lot of negative feedback but I think it’s mostly just people who don’t speak (or actively hate) enterprise jargon. Hacker News is not super enterprisey. Just don’t respond. I work for a company called StrongDM and we basically do exactly what Octelium does. I was able to determine that pretty quickly from your website which is not common. Enterprise security is just inherently a buzzwordy, vague cloud of companies all competing to own the magic quadrant.
That said, you are also including some buzzwords on your homepage that appeal to Hacker News folks, like “self-hosted”. That will get a blank stare from enterprise folks.
So I think you should pick one audience or the other. Tailscale took the strategy of appealing to Hacker News types and then shifting up market from there. My company appeals directly to the biggest enterprises we can find and the difference is stark.
I think you’ll get less negative feedback if you choose one of these target audiences and focus on them exclusively.
edit: by the way, Octelium looks awesome, well done!
Thank you really for your kind comment. I am not really against negative comments because they might actually lead to improvements. And btw I am personally a fan of what StrongDM has been doing lately especially when it comes with ABAC and Cedar. This is what I've been trying to achieve in Octelium with CEL and OPA.
That said, you are also including some buzzwords on your homepage that appeal to Hacker News folks, like “self-hosted”. That will get a blank stare from enterprise folks.
So I think you should pick one audience or the other. Tailscale took the strategy of appealing to Hacker News types and then shifting up market from there. My company appeals directly to the biggest enterprises we can find and the difference is stark.
I think you’ll get less negative feedback if you choose one of these target audiences and focus on them exclusively.
edit: by the way, Octelium looks awesome, well done!