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This follow up interview seems to be focused a lot on capital and very little on the product. IIRC, they never really got the software up and running. Yet, even

by nhebb 16y ago

This follow up interview seems to be focused a lot on capital and very little on the product. IIRC, they never really got the software up and running. Yet, even now, there doesn't seem to be a recognition that the lack of product was a core issue. Maybe it's just WSJ tailoring the article to their audience, but this whole storyline seems out of whack. BTW, my favorite dot-com movie is the satire "Dot". If you've never seen it, try to find a copy.

imack 16y ago
At the last startup I worked at we had a movie night where we watched this. A non-programmer PM was, at the time, pressuring us to hire more developers by loosening our standards to get more bodies working on features. There's a great line in the movie where one of the managers basically says the product isn't coming along because it's not like they have a bunch of genius programmers to work with. I shot over a smirk to the PM after this line and I didn't hear too many more about hiring low skill in bulk.
jashkenas 16y ago
"Dot" links: Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/8919323 http://vimeo.com/8919323 Google Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8152149518083440011 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8152149518083440011