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Pretend I'm a stockholder/investor, what are the benefits of Space to the bottom line?

tdaltonc 9y ago
That's a really great question! A few of our investors actually found us though Space (Esther Dyson and Howard Morgan among others) -- They got the "whole mission" stuff before we spoke. I'll assume your one of our other investors. We're leading a mission and a movement -- That technology powered by AI and neural-modeling can "make change easy." That these technologies can make you whoever you want to be. We're telling people that behavior design should be respected, but not feared. There are parts of our mission that show up on the profit side of P&L, and there are those that don't. But the movement we're creating, the whole story we're realizing will succeed or not as a package. Without Space, and what it says about who we are and what we're doing, our hiring pipeline would change radically -- our PR strategy would have to change radically. By taking the time to communicate the larger vision through products like Space, the profitable products we make won't be seen as one in a sea of competitors, it will be accurately seen as the product of a team of larger mission to "make change easy." Hope that helps, and I hope I didn't get to "cult leader" for you!
- kenning 9y ago
  OK, i understand. I'm pretty surprised at how jumbled this message came across here on hn, can't tell if the blame lies heavier on hn cynicism or on a problematic pitch. Could be because your company is so provocatively named. I wish I could get to see if this move is treated as a success or failure a year down the line.
  - tdaltonc 9y ago
    We've been on HN a few times. The public reaction (in posts) is always very cynical and there are some very hateful emails. But we just hired someone who found us though an HN post and believed in the mission. We always get a lot of good customer inbounds with each HN post. When people like you ask the questions like you did, it gives us an opportunity to get this larger mission statement out where the people who need it can see it. Thanks for the question! I also don't know if this is going to work out (That's Startups!). We're are being honest and optimistic about technology that everyone else in the industry is ashamed, underhanded, and small-minded about. I'm betting a few years (and counting) that this is the right way to be in the world, and the right way to build a billion dollar company. Consider following us on twitter to see how to turns out!
    - smt88 9y ago
      You should consider whether the cynicism is just HN's personality or whether your marketing needs a lot of improvement.

That's a really great question! A few of our investors actually found us though Space (Esther Dyson and Howard Morgan among others) -- They got the "whole mission" stuff before we spoke. I'll assume your one of our other investors. We're leading a mission and a movement -- That technology powered by AI and neural-modeling can "make change easy." That these technologies can make you whoever you want to be. We're telling people that behavior design should be respected, but not feared. There are parts of our mission that show up on the profit side of P&L, and there are those that don't. But the movement we're creating, the whole story we're realizing will succeed or not as a package. Without Space, and what it says about who we are and what we're doing, our hiring pipeline would change radically -- our PR strategy would have to change radically. By taking the time to communicate the larger vision through products like Space, the profitable products we make won't be seen as one in a sea of competitors, it will be accurately seen as the product of a team of larger mission to "make change easy." Hope that helps, and I hope I didn't get to "cult leader" for you!

kenning 9y ago
OK, i understand. I'm pretty surprised at how jumbled this message came across here on hn, can't tell if the blame lies heavier on hn cynicism or on a problematic pitch. Could be because your company is so provocatively named. I wish I could get to see if this move is treated as a success or failure a year down the line.
- tdaltonc 9y ago
  We've been on HN a few times. The public reaction (in posts) is always very cynical and there are some very hateful emails. But we just hired someone who found us though an HN post and believed in the mission. We always get a lot of good customer inbounds with each HN post. When people like you ask the questions like you did, it gives us an opportunity to get this larger mission statement out where the people who need it can see it. Thanks for the question! I also don't know if this is going to work out (That's Startups!). We're are being honest and optimistic about technology that everyone else in the industry is ashamed, underhanded, and small-minded about. I'm betting a few years (and counting) that this is the right way to be in the world, and the right way to build a billion dollar company. Consider following us on twitter to see how to turns out!
  - smt88 9y ago
    You should consider whether the cynicism is just HN's personality or whether your marketing needs a lot of improvement.