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> I've already appealed for help to some very smart people I know and might have to do so again. Without knowing anything about this industry, technology or th

> I've already appealed for help to some very smart people I know and might have to do so again. Without knowing anything about this industry, technology or these founders, this phrase alone gives me enough confidence in their ability to execute on this or anything else they commit to.

jerguismi 11y ago
Was that sarcasm? To me it looks like these guys don't have an idea what they are doing. They advertise features which as well might be close to impossible. And their strategy is to appeal for experts? If they can deliver this, they should have quite good picture themselves how to deliver.
- david927 11y ago
  The feature set was backed-into, in the sense that the technology came first and it was found it could and does support these features. We didn't make a shopping list of features and are now declaring we want to do that. Our research found a shopping list of features. I'm not saying we have to appeal to experts, I'm saying we want to. We've come this far, out-of-sync clocks on different hosts is certainly not going to stop us. But I mentioned asking experts because we've done it before and we will continue to do it again along the way, because one of the biggest mistakes as a founder that you can make is to think that you have all the answers. Finding smart people and trusting them is a separate skill and it's one to say that I'm proud that we have.
- davemel37 11y ago
  It was not sarcasm. We are not supposed to do things ourselves. We are supposed to lean on experts, face our shortcomings and be brave enough to admit when we need help. This quality of willing to ask for help is way more important than any specific experience. They do need to know what they dont know. So they need a vision and picture of how to deliver...but that vision can and should include leaning on others IMO.

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> I've already appealed for help to some very smart people I know and might have to do so again. Without knowing anything about this industry, technology or th

by davemel37 11y ago

jerguismi 11y ago
Was that sarcasm? To me it looks like these guys don't have an idea what they are doing. They advertise features which as well might be close to impossible. And their strategy is to appeal for experts? If they can deliver this, they should have quite good picture themselves how to deliver.
- david927 11y ago
  The feature set was backed-into, in the sense that the technology came first and it was found it could and does support these features. We didn't make a shopping list of features and are now declaring we want to do that. Our research found a shopping list of features. I'm not saying we have to appeal to experts, I'm saying we want to. We've come this far, out-of-sync clocks on different hosts is certainly not going to stop us. But I mentioned asking experts because we've done it before and we will continue to do it again along the way, because one of the biggest mistakes as a founder that you can make is to think that you have all the answers. Finding smart people and trusting them is a separate skill and it's one to say that I'm proud that we have.
- davemel37 11y ago
  It was not sarcasm. We are not supposed to do things ourselves. We are supposed to lean on experts, face our shortcomings and be brave enough to admit when we need help. This quality of willing to ask for help is way more important than any specific experience. They do need to know what they dont know. So they need a vision and picture of how to deliver...but that vision can and should include leaning on others IMO.