Hi All, 
@enes
1. I am planning a few things. (read below)
2. After being contacted by some fantastic participants here on the forum, after all, I am still considering Bubble for my HIPPA compliant app. The dream is alive y’all!
3. There are other tangible and attainable solutions out there for the type of company you contacted me in private about.
The one thing you must ALWAYS keep in mind while working in Bubble’s environment is that Bubble could bring your enterprise down if they saw it fit as per their policies, believes, likes, or dislikes, etc.
Bubble.is is a privately owned company, (not open source) and they can do things which you might not like. Things you might not like include you being dropped out as a client, erasing or stoping things from happening. When or if that happens, well, there goes your everything.
This terrifying possibility is the one characteristic that deters other more “serious” companies from ever coming on board with Bubble. You have to take that risk on your own. There is no reason to be alarmed, yet, or hopefully never, but this is the one particular reason why I would NEVER recommend others to join something that could potentially harm their investment.
Although different, Facebook “kills” good and honest companies on a daily basis. Companies that plan, market, and execute their business models around or on top of facebook’s ecosystem - chatbots, integrations, and analytics, etc. Facebook changes its policies every time it sees outsiders make money in some honest way. You see, they learn from what these outside developers (companies) are doing, and then they implement those same models themselves. They are geniuses - evil geniuses. It’s as if they have thousands of MVP creators that cost them nothing. Essentially, they have an army of researchers and developers that cost them zilch.
Those who create plugins or services on top of Bubble should be very mindful of this. This is one of many other examples @Hyperbuild_Labs
Unless you are “part of the family” or unless you have signed a contract that protects you, I wouldn’t take my eyes off of this.
All that darkness said, I am willing to take the risk with Bubble.is - my own money. I have faith that Bubble isn’t a totalitarian company. What do you think? @enes
Without giving specifics here, you mentioned investment once you go native. Look, the vast majority of apps or businesses never see the light of day. If you are already thinking of going native down the road, go native now.
Most people mistake the role of an MVP, and they think that creating an “MVP” on Bubble is a good idea - that is not always correct. Most people rush to creating apps; instead, they should validate their idea with a simple survey or a basic landing page.
They should ask their potential users (clients) to pay minimal advancement on the promise of the app. If they pay for it, well, at that point, Bubble or native will be, at least, a lesser concern. You have to be creative in how you ask, though. If the app that you described in private is for your PERSONAL use, then, by all means, I’d say explore all Bubble and native possibilities.
So, what am I planning to do now? Three things.
1. At first, when I got @keith 's response, I wanted to crawl in my bed and mourn the loss of my dream
. I must say that I NEVER felt like punching him in the face,
no-no-no. However, I did feel like firmly pressing my thumb against his left cheek until he turned purple
. But I never ever thought of hurting him. (I would never do that)
I then received @Jici 's response, which made me think that perhaps @keith was NOT as KooKoo
as I originally had thought!! I actually started to appreciate and like Keith’s response
. I was the KooKoo one. My thoughts of firmly pressing my thumb against his left cheek until he turned purple began to melt away. I started to like @keith
In fact, those thoughts started to make me feel a bit dirty and creepy. Keith was merely pointing out some difficulties. He did take his time to do so, and kindly offered his take on the challenge. Nonetheless, a dark and violent side in me was awakened when I felt my dream fading away. @keith and @Jici are, in my opinion, very valuable minds. Although they didn’t offer solutions, they did point out some negatives that need to be taken seriously into consideration. Thank you, guys.
2. I am waiting on the always caring and helpful @neerja
I’m hoping she will respond to what I believe is one the smartest non-tech comments on this thread. The comment is from @Hyperbuild_Labs
" @neerja - if bubble is expressly stating that they don’t want users to build stuff in the space, that is one thing. But if you aren’t closing off the window, it does seem possible for certain types of applications."
3. I will continue massaging my knees
in an attempt to minimize the swelling caused by all the praying
I have been doing in the past days while dealing with this challenge.
Thank you for your questions, @enes
Damian
P.S
Guys, keep the questions and suggestions coming. Do you realize that you have a huge opportunity here with the forum to make your goals a reality? What can I do for you?
I can already hear someone say, "you can shut up, man!! That’s what you can do for us!! Haha, funny. 