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Fyre is a tech startup, and fyre festival was marketing for it. It's an example of how "move fast and break things" can work out poorly when the things being b
by blhack 9y ago
Fyre is a tech startup, and fyre festival was marketing for it.
It's an example of how "move fast and break things" can work out poorly when the things being broken end with with people stranded away from home without access to basic sanitation.
- Animats 9y agoMotherboard indicates that the parent company is also in trouble.[1] Their "talent booking app" is a long way from release. Employee pay is intermittent. New hires not provided with computers. Employee morale low. They claim to have a talent booking service now, and it's web-based.[2] There's no big advantage in moving it to an app. There are already at least six other talent booking apps. [1] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/company-behind-disastrous-fyre-festival-warned-staff-not-to-come https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/company-behind-di... [2] http://fyreapp.com/talent http://fyreapp.com/talent
- gt2 9y agoIs there a leading 1 or 2 talent apps?