Whoa! 100 to 200? How do you manage? How do you choose? Any tips / suggestions? I'd like to do it but I have no idea how I can without making it my full time job.
People who complain about a product that they have no intention of becoming a customer of are really annoying, especially in a startup focused community. Invite method is needed to ensure smooth rollout and scaling. Bugs can be fixed as reports come in, without getting the same bug report from 1000 people.
A big part of engineering is about making the right trade-offs at any given point. His straw-man engineer shows nothing but his misunderstanding of engineering.