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WebVan -> Instacart, Amazon Fresh Napster -> Spotify Chatbots (1996) -> Chatbots (2016) Just because an idea failed, doesn't mean that it's resurrection is n
by seizethecheese 10y ago
WebVan -> Instacart, Amazon Fresh
Napster -> Spotify
Chatbots (1996) -> Chatbots (2016)
Just because an idea failed, doesn't mean that it's resurrection is necessarily derivative or vacuous. Timing is everything, 20 years is a lifetime for applications of tech concepts.
- asimuvPR 10y agoIdeas never fail. Just the execution of them. Which heavily depends on a wide array of factors.
- seizethecheese 10y agoThat's a little pedantic. I would say that the idea includes the plan for execution, and in many cases perfect execution cannot resuscitate an idea that is too early.
- asimuvPR 10y agoIts black and white (at least in my opinion). I have an idea for something. How I bring it to reality and under which circumstances will either tell if my execution of the idea fails or succeeds. But the idea is still there. In a sort of idea limbo of sorts.
- zeemonkee3 10y agoGiven Instacart's recent problems, maybe sometimes a bad idea is just a bad idea.[1] [1] http://www.recode.net/2016/3/11/11586878/instacart-a-startup-worth-2-billion-slashes-pay-of-some-of-its-lowest http://www.recode.net/2016/3/11/11586878/instacart-a-startup...