My last six months at Evernote, after Bending Spoons took over

▤ Summary

This article describes an Engineering Manager’s experience inside Evernote after Bending Spoons acquired the company. It explains how the new owner cut costs aggressively, replaced vendors, closed offices, and laid off staff while quickly making the business profitable. It also describes a major subscription price increase and the migration of operations and jobs to Italy. The piece frames Evernote as a product that survived, even as the original company and much of its workforce disappeared.

▦ Linked Companies

Evernote

$50M to $100M

Bending Spoons Operations S.p.A.

$50M to $100M