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this all seems reasonable on paper, but why does it _feel_ like it's going to be a failure? Maybe I've seen to many instances where a non-tech company tries to
by fnord77 6y ago
this all seems reasonable on paper, but why does it _feel_ like it's going to be a failure?
Maybe I've seen to many instances where a non-tech company tries to run a tech company.
- arzt 6y agoBecause lulu is judged on earnings and mirror is effectively a saas company that needs to achieve breakaway scale to own its market. My hunch is lulu doesn't have the stomach for the cost of acquisition required to get mirror there.
- robbyt 6y agoBecause software is an ongoing living thing that needs care and feeding, but clothing is essentially disposable from the business perspective. Two very different models for management to understand. Most MBA management types are trained to think that software development is like a factory, and that the software developers are like the manufacturing equipment that produce the code your customers buy.