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I sometimes wonder about this in the larger context of companies as a whole. If a company has one product, and that product is released and "done", then from a
by dceddia 9y ago
I sometimes wonder about this in the larger context of companies as a whole.
If a company has one product, and that product is released and "done", then from a purely logical standpoint, why do they still need to retain employees (other than Support probably)? There are plenty of reasons to keep people on of course, but at some level it's kind of a "default" thing to do.
- freehunter 9y agoBecause if they lay people off it's bad press, and if they say they're in maintenance mode people will think the company is failing and both of those things aren't great for user adoption. You grow until you fail, and then another competitor takes over. That's what disruption means.
- dceddia 9y agoYep, that's how it works, and that's "by default." Not saying that's wrong, it's just interesting. It's not just for "disruptive" companies either.
- untangle 9y agoIf the company is venture funded, growth is the imperative. VCs aren't looking for margins, they are looking for massive growth that leads to big multiples. Hence the imperative to lean into the wind.
- icebraining 9y agoIt's not that uncommon to sell the product (with or without the company title) and fire the employees when they reach that point.