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It is a shame that Strava couldn't just hire the creator of Footpath. While the latter's creator correctly acknowledges how common this is in our industry, it d
by sjroot 8y ago
It is a shame that Strava couldn't just hire the creator of Footpath. While the latter's creator correctly acknowledges how common this is in our industry, it does shine a negative light on Strava.
I think one of the reason "big tech" is so successful in general is that, any time anyone might have a disruptive idea, they can just put tons of money and engineers toward replicating it. The IP, profits, and talent remain (and continue drifting toward) those large companies.
- jf22 8y agoHow is Strava cast in a bad light? Every company on the planet keeps tabs on what their competition is doing.
- AnthonBerg 8y agoIt's been explained and reasoned about quite extensively here.
- taude 8y agoI don't see how it shines a negative light on Strava. Sure, for the 100s of HackerNews types who hope to have their own innovative startup someday, but all these practices have been going on in the industry for decades of inspiration passing around from company to company. Not every 'feature' is going to become a company, as supposedly Steve Jobs told the DropBox founders when they were showing him DropBox. [1] I completely agree with you about big-tech having an easy time duplicating a disruptive idea, which is why you actually need to build a disruptive business. [1] https://pando.com/2012/02/26/steve-jobs-was-right-dropbox-is-a-feature-not-a-product/ https://pando.com/2012/02/26/steve-jobs-was-right-dropbox-is...