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off topic: I took a look at his new project(https://www.matterapp.io/ https://www.matterapp.io/) and wonder what people think about the method of social proof
by wj 10y ago
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I took a look at his new project(https://www.matterapp.io/ https://www.matterapp.io/) and wonder what people think about the method of social proof he is using by showing logos of companies that are not customers but that are transparent about their diversity. Seems like a great shortcut but feels slightly misleading to me.
- cdelb 10y agoIt fooled me initially, until I saw the pricing. $299 a month for what the simplest of spreadsheets could track.
- morgante 10y agoYou're not the target customer.
- tomredman 10y agoPeople had the same arguments against Dropbox (just use rsync) and Buffer itself (just use a cronjob).
- minimaxir 10y agoThis argument is inherently a fallacy. Sometimes ideas are inherently bad. (Also, you're an engineer at Buffer)
- tomredman 10y agoYup I am. My point though is that that argument is largely underestimating the value delivered by these products. And the apparent lack of P/M fit for spreadsheets managing diversity at large companies.
- zazpowered 10y agoMight seem expensive but I can easily see some larger companies using this to publicize their diversity numbers if they are good
- minimaxir 10y agoInteresting loophole abuse. The heading to that section implies that the companies are not using the product, but the intent of the section is clear.