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<blockquote>"[O]ur job is make sure that we have as perfect as an impedance match with the rest of the world as possible, so that we are part of the resonance a
by dhs 18y ago
<blockquote>"[O]ur job is make sure that we have as perfect as an impedance match with the rest of the world as possible, so that we are part of the resonance and not part of the dissonance."</blockquote>
As a starting point, this analogy seems useful to me, but I believe that when probing further, more complexity often shows up. Various stakeholders might have different impedances; e.g. your investors might resonate with you on a different frequency than your customers do. There can be many mismatches like that, and I don't see how I could possibly foresee them all while I'm building in order to prevent them upfront.
Another aspect: paradigm shifts in Thomas Kuhn's sense seem to <i>require</i> dissonance. After all, how can you make a radically innovative product if you're in perfect resonance with "the rest of the world"?
To some engineers, "Make something people want" might seem like a less precise directive than "Match impedances", but it might actually be more useful when getting up in the morning thinking of what to do today.
- dennykmiu 18y agoRecently, I talked about how "Entrepreneurship is a deep desire to create and destroy at the same time." So clearly we have to be in dissonance with some and resonance with others. http://foundread.com/2008/04/18/why-you-must-embrace-rejection-to-succeed/ http://foundread.com/2008/04/18/why-you-must-embrace-rejecti... But more importantly, to follow up on your comment. The question really is about "making something people want". We all know that this is a necessary condition but is it also sufficient. In the old days, it would take a lot more than that to succeed (so it was not sufficient). But time has changed. I believe today under certain constraints, it can actually be both. In the following, I talked about "narrowcasting" and "entre-sumers" which are the corner stones for such paradigm shift. http://foundread.com/2008/04/11/to-yc-or-to-vc-that-is-my-question/ http://foundread.com/2008/04/11/to-yc-or-to-vc-that-is-my-qu...