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Yeah it's a classic case of projecting one's personal values onto the market. A lot of startups fail in part because they design an enthusiast product that the
by scottLobster 9y ago
Yeah it's a classic case of projecting one's personal values onto the market. A lot of startups fail in part because they design an enthusiast product that they think will have appeal outside of enthusiasts. Because clearly it's better in every way, right? So how could people not switch to this new thing that they've never seen, take the time to learn how to use it, all for a marginal increase in efficiency, if you use it perfectly, over the incumbent product they already know that currently does the thing?
Outside of enthusiast circles companies are about psychology more than anything. Make the customer feel empowered, even if they aren't, and they'll buy your thing over the technically better option.
- cirgue 9y agoCultivating an enthusiast base is very much a viable strategy toward marketing a product if you also play the rest of the game correctly. Apple products are viewed as luxury goods because of their appearance and interface, but they also had a 'cool' factor to them as a consequence of being favored by creative professionals circa 2005-2010 when the iPod and then iPhone were coming into their own. People like easy-to-use, but being one of the 'in' crowd also has a huge influence on how people adopt technology.