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The basecamp folks have always understood the "business" side of things just as much as coding/tech. While it may seem prescient, the telltale signs screaming
by mankash666 8y ago
The basecamp folks have always understood the "business" side of things just as much as coding/tech.
While it may seem prescient, the telltale signs screaming Microsoft always existed.
And if you're worried about GitHub's future, think back to Visual Studio code and how one of the most hated software companies in the world built one of the most love editors, open source none the less
- shubhamjain 8y ago> The basecamp folks have always understood the "business" side of things just as much as coding/tech. Sure. "Facebook has been around for seven years. It has 500 million users. If you can’t figure out how to make money off half a billion people in seven years, I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’re unlikely to ever do." [1] [1]: https://signalvnoise.com/posts/2585-facebook-is-not-worth-33000000000 https://signalvnoise.com/posts/2585-facebook-is-not-worth-33...
- mankash666 8y agoFair enough, they're not a 100%. And to be honest, their assessment of FB is fairly accurate with the information they had at the time of publication. FB is the exception, not the rule. Many social-local-mobile companies have come and gone burning billions of VC money without ever returning a cent to their investors.
- _bxg1 8y agoThing is, this was before Microsoft's whole momentum shift. Before they moved Windows to git, before they launched VS Code, etc.
- TAForObvReasons 8y agoThat "momentum shift" didn't happen overnight. No doubt the shift was under way long before Nadella took the helm. Proper execution of the shift required a new leader -- that is to say, if Ballmer wanted to make the shift it wouldn't be credible while he was CEO.