I didn’t buy a Lifetime Deal to be quarantined in a "legacy" tier that’s essentially a free account. I paid $99 for what was then a "Basic" paid plan. Now, Startups.com has moved the goalposts, creating a $49/mo "Pro" tier for live sessions while dumping early adopters into a devalued silo.

The "exclusive" content? Mostly free on YouTube & website now. The live workshops — the real value — are paywalled. The original terms promised we’d be mapped to new plans, so you decided to invent "Pro" to bypass obligations?

It’s a disrespect to our AppSumo community of startup supporting movement to take our money & "grandfather" us into obsolescence. We paid $99 for a plan you now give away for free. In the world of SaaS, such unethical betrayal of early LTD supporters & "feature stripping," is a fastest way to torch a brand's reputation.