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Seems like you think something is changing the world only if it has some link to the physical / hardware world - go work or found a hardware related company the

Seems like you think something is changing the world only if it has some link to the physical / hardware world - go work or found a hardware related company then I suppose. Personally I think many software only companies change the world in ways that are just as important. Connecting ideas and improving processes gives human more time and part of their life back. I’m the founder of tesults.com and I think it’s changing the world in its own small way but I may well sound delusional to anyone comparing this effort to a massively funded hardware tech company such as Tesla or Space X.

PostOnce 8y ago
This is absolutely the kind of totally pointless, already-solved, software-only non-product that causes no measurable change in the world that I was talking about. I'm not saying software can't have an impact, it absolutely can, and a BIG one. Think Tor, Bitcoin, Signal, or maybe some AI or open OS or something that allows people to do something they couldn't do before at any price. Those things can cause some major structural or other disruption to society at large. Automated test results will not. People don't even test stuff most of the time (sadly).
- ajeet_dhaliwal 8y ago
  The small things and the details matter though when it comes to implementing the big ideas Tesla and Space X has. I'd guess they're relying on hundreds, if not thousands of products that you might call totally pointless (on their own) to achieve their end goal. It's definitely the right thing to think big imo but the work needs to get done.
- BjoernKW 8y ago
  Perhaps, you haven't worked in an environment where that kind of information is regularly and pointlessly compiled into Excel sheets. Tesults certainly isn’t changing the world as in “SpaceX is changing the world.” but I suppose they have a few customers who think that their product is worth the price. As for already solved problems: Remember Dropbox?

PostOnce 8y ago

This is absolutely the kind of totally pointless, already-solved, software-only non-product that causes no measurable change in the world that I was talking about. I'm not saying software can't have an impact, it absolutely can, and a BIG one. Think Tor, Bitcoin, Signal, or maybe some AI or open OS or something that allows people to do something they couldn't do before at any price. Those things can cause some major structural or other disruption to society at large. Automated test results will not. People don't even test stuff most of the time (sadly).

ajeet_dhaliwal 8y ago
The small things and the details matter though when it comes to implementing the big ideas Tesla and Space X has. I'd guess they're relying on hundreds, if not thousands of products that you might call totally pointless (on their own) to achieve their end goal. It's definitely the right thing to think big imo but the work needs to get done.
BjoernKW 8y ago
Perhaps, you haven't worked in an environment where that kind of information is regularly and pointlessly compiled into Excel sheets. Tesults certainly isn’t changing the world as in “SpaceX is changing the world.” but I suppose they have a few customers who think that their product is worth the price. As for already solved problems: Remember Dropbox?