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If you think you can solve the classic "Good/Fast/Cheap - pick two" conundrum in a way that is ethical and sustainable, then go for it. That's the grail in mor
by dgabriel 19y ago
If you think you can solve the classic "Good/Fast/Cheap - pick two" conundrum in a way that is ethical and sustainable, then go for it. That's the grail in more fields than just software.
- edw519 19y agoI think the startup mindset is to find a way to get all 3 for your customer. The example I always like to use (dated, but classic): In 1950, travel from NY to LA: - most comfortable: train - cheapest: car - fastest: plane In 2000, travel from NY to LA: - most comfortable, fastest, and cheapest: plane Thank you, technology. How can we do the same thing today with bits and bytes?
- dgabriel 19y agoI totally see what you mean, and technology has brought the formerly impossible into the reach of millions. Technically, however, the absolute cheapest way to get there is to borrow a bike and some camping gear and start pedaling, and the absolute fastest way is to hop into your own private jet waiting in your backyard. The first is waaaay too time-consuming for most people to consider reasonable, and the latter is too expensive for most people to attain. Commercial air travel is the best compromise between the two. The problem with most clients is that they want a private jet at borrowed bicycle prices.
- edw519 19y ago"The problem with most clients is that they want a private jet at borrowed bicycle prices." Not my clients. At least not for long. You bring up extreme outlying cases that are beyond the scope of my example. (How's that for hand waving?) OTOH, what if you could find a way to satisfy those "unreasonable" customer demands? How much further ahead of your competition would you be?