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This seems like good advice to maximize personal satisfaction on a side project. Many of the tidbits are the exact opposite of advice for startups that are try
by joncrane 8y ago
This seems like good advice to maximize personal satisfaction on a side project.
Many of the tidbits are the exact opposite of advice for startups that are trying to maximize value.
- weliketocode 8y agoWhich tidbits did you feel that way about? It seemed to me that most of the advice is pretty in-line with that given to value-maximizing startups.
- joncrane 8y agoThe "ignore your competitors" bit is the part I struggled with the most.
- rrcaptain 8y agoIsn't that more telling about the nature of "value" than the advice though?
- citrablue 8y agoI disagree with your classification, although I suspect we agree in general. While these tidbits could minimize startup revenue, they don't minimize "value provided to customers". And it's good advice for anyone who wants to provide a valuable service or technology at a good price. Some folks want to build a company with the most users. Some folks want to maximize revenue. Some folks want to maximize profit. An entirely different segment of service providers wants to maximize the value they provide their customers.
- danmaz74 8y agoMaximise value as in maximise growth? Then, yes