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I wish he related it to the product(s) in question, how it changed from before to after, and maybe say if there's 'good' being done with the new, more morally-n
by jan_Inkepa 6y ago
I wish he related it to the product(s) in question, how it changed from before to after, and maybe say if there's 'good' being done with the new, more morally-neutral, product.
Reading their documentation of both projects, it's not clear how they relate to each other. It went from an app that doesn't seem like it'd need a multi-player infrastructure (some kind of CBT self-help app) to a library for multiplayer apps? It seems less like a pivot and more like a full startover.
- peter_l_downs 6y agoAgreed - my guess is probably making money and donating it, as 80k hours recommends.
- flaque 6y ago> It seems less like a pivot and more like a full startover. This is a pretty good description of what we did. The path went something like CBT Journal => Regular Journal => Notion Clone => Notion Clone with an API => API for "Notion Features" => Real time collaboration as a service, within the course of a month or so.
- spIrr 6y agoThis is really insightful - thanks for sharing that path! And good for you for not sticking to the sunk cost fallacy through the pivots.
- strofcon 6y agoI think they're using the "3P" version of "pivot", as in "Pause, Pivot, or Persevere". Pivot definitely seems to soft a word to describe what is, generally, exactly what you said - a full startover. At least, in the context of a startup. But then I dunno what other "P" word would work, and heaven forbid we break the catch alliteration... :-)