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Fantastic gents! I've loved the promise of picwing from day one. There is definitely a large market for the problems you are solving. This was a great busines

by brezina 16y ago

Fantastic gents! I've loved the promise of picwing from day one. There is definitely a large market for the problems you are solving. This was a great business pivot. I really hope it works out - and i think it will - you could be doing some serious revenue in no time.

gcheong 16y ago
"This was a great business pivot." Yes, indeed. Would love to hear more details about it. Mixergy interview maybe?
- edawerd 16y ago
  It was actually a really tough decision to make. Having to let go of something you poured blood (literally), sweat and tears over. In the end, the decision was the right one. The business Picwing is in now is profitable, has a much larger market, and scales better. Plus, something about mailing baby photos to grandparents makes me feel good inside.
  - dugmartin 16y ago
    It was a very good decision. My wife will become a customer about 12 seconds after I tell her about it tonight.
  - brezina 16y ago
    this is actually the #1 benefit of going after a large market and why VCs often invest (1) in the market (2) in the team and (3) in the current product (in that order). If you are in a good market, and spend enough time slamming your head against the wall, you'll probably find a way to make money.
  - jackowayed 16y ago
    Alright, I have to ask. >blood (literally) Care to elaborate?
    - edawerd 16y ago
      We were manually putting together the Picwing frames, and drilling holes were involved. The spinning drill bit slipped out of the hole and went into my forearm. A trip to the ER, a few stitches and tetanus shots, and a couple thousand dollars later, I was good to go =)
      - jackowayed 16y ago
        Ouch. Yet another reason to use VPSes/cloud hosting :)
        banjiewen 16y ago
        That's a nearly Reddit-level non-sequiter ;) The "Picwing frame" is/was an actual photo frame - http://www.picwing.com/blog/?p=22 http://www.picwing.com/blog/?p=22; I don't think edawerd drilled into himself assembling a server.
        jackowayed 16y ago
        Oh, ok. I hadn't heard of it and wasn't reading carefully, so I was thinking a server rack

by brezina 16y ago

gcheong 16y ago

"This was a great business pivot." Yes, indeed. Would love to hear more details about it. Mixergy interview maybe?

edawerd 16y ago
It was actually a really tough decision to make. Having to let go of something you poured blood (literally), sweat and tears over. In the end, the decision was the right one. The business Picwing is in now is profitable, has a much larger market, and scales better. Plus, something about mailing baby photos to grandparents makes me feel good inside.
- dugmartin 16y ago
  It was a very good decision. My wife will become a customer about 12 seconds after I tell her about it tonight.
- brezina 16y ago
  this is actually the #1 benefit of going after a large market and why VCs often invest (1) in the market (2) in the team and (3) in the current product (in that order). If you are in a good market, and spend enough time slamming your head against the wall, you'll probably find a way to make money.
- jackowayed 16y ago
  Alright, I have to ask. >blood (literally) Care to elaborate?
  - edawerd 16y ago
    We were manually putting together the Picwing frames, and drilling holes were involved. The spinning drill bit slipped out of the hole and went into my forearm. A trip to the ER, a few stitches and tetanus shots, and a couple thousand dollars later, I was good to go =)
    - jackowayed 16y ago
      Ouch. Yet another reason to use VPSes/cloud hosting :)
      - banjiewen 16y ago
        That's a nearly Reddit-level non-sequiter ;) The "Picwing frame" is/was an actual photo frame - http://www.picwing.com/blog/?p=22 http://www.picwing.com/blog/?p=22; I don't think edawerd drilled into himself assembling a server.
        jackowayed 16y ago
        Oh, ok. I hadn't heard of it and wasn't reading carefully, so I was thinking a server rack