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This is a pattern I've seen, recently. Going nutso on the sales and marketing without building up a product and a strategy to back it up first. They went far to
by rpazyaquian 10y ago
This is a pattern I've seen, recently. Going nutso on the sales and marketing without building up a product and a strategy to back it up first. They went far too quickly for something that hadn't proven its worth and demand yet.
- dvdhnt 10y ago> They went far too quickly for something that hadn't proven its worth and demand yet. Which is why there's at least a bit of irony in going all-in on self-service after only 4 weeks of data; quite similar to the beginning of the story.
- rpazyaquian 10y agoI agree, it felt like repeating the same mistake. However, there was a slightly different context in that they were comparing data between two different, parallel-running approaches. That may have helped avoid it happening a second time, maybe?
- dvdhnt 10y agoI see what you're suggesting, and honestly, hope that better characterizes this particular portion of the story; not that I have a horse in the race, but I'd rather here that this turns out well rather than burst into flames.