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One issue that seems to pop out: If early adopters are different in some way than the majority of the population, how does this difference bear on the outcome
by alexwestholm 16y ago
One issue that seems to pop out:
If early adopters are different in some way than the majority of the population, how does this difference bear on the outcome of their input in shaping the product? I guess that means answering "What is the difference?" and "Is it meaningful?". Certainly companies in the past have faltered because they paid too much attention to their early adopters without recognizing that the needs being brought up were different from that of the overall user base. Fail to take that into account, and when the early adopters move on, you'll be left in the dust.
- kingsidharth 16y agoI'd like clear my point with an example:Being geeky early adopter (different from normal crowd), I can tolerate a few bugs and see javascript errors and such. And even bear with bad UI. And with feedback, I help you prepare your stuff for 'main stream'. And when I leave. You are already in your transition period from early adopters to main-stream and you are ready for them.Problem is not that they 'listen' too much. Problem is that they just listen - without using their on brains. You got to compare feedback with your vision - not just do what they ask for.