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There is a common perception in the developer community that "if you build it they will come", which is usually not the case. Theres a surprising amount of mark
by jasondc 9y ago
There is a common perception in the developer community that "if you build it they will come", which is usually not the case. Theres a surprising amount of marketing behind every successful company.
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- Frondo 9y agoReminds me of my favorite taoist saying: We honor what lies within our sphere of knowledge, but fail to acknowledge how much we depend on what lies beyond it.
- meritt 9y agoAbsolutely. RethinkDB was technically a far superior product but lacked the marketing and fanboyism that MongoDB orchestrated so effectively. Today, Docker is following MongoDB's playbook. HN Hiring Trends of MongoDB vs. Docker: http://i.imgur.com/tYKzmaG.png http://i.imgur.com/tYKzmaG.png
- TheMissingPiece 9y agotbh, I don't disagree with you here. RethinkDB invested in our open source community more than marketing.. it's arguably part of why we didn't succeed as a business.
- fpoling 9y agoI personally got how important are sales after a hard lesson. At the very least if one cannot explain technology to a salesperson, then the technology is not ready.