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> Whales are nice to have but any financial model that includes them is gonna end up focusing on pleasing them. With a broader fan base I mostly need to worry a
by herodoturtle 6y ago
> Whales are nice to have but any financial model that includes them is gonna end up focusing on pleasing them. With a broader fan base I mostly need to worry about doing creative work that pleases me.
Woah.
That was a beautifully put summary of something I (and I suspect many others) have intuitively known, but perhaps have never articulated so well.
Framing it like this helps to make it a memorable guiding principle in all strategic decisions going forward.
Just wanted to say thanks.
- ignoramous 6y agoLock-in those Whales and you can milk that Cow comfortably long enough.
- scyzoryk_xyz 6y agoMilk that Cow comfortably long enough and then you can break all the eggs you want.
- ackbar03 6y agoMaybe you can break all the eggs you want, but your still gonna have a problem of that golden goose flies away someday
- Cerium 6y agoWe'll burn that bridge when we get to it.
- swilliamsio 6y agoWow. Four jokes in a row. Is this a reddit thread or a hacker news thread? I can't tell any more.
- marcosdumay 6y agoIt's four jokes carrying an actual worthy discussion. It has all the features of a mildly upvoted HN discussion or an infinitely downvoted Reddit one.
- rzzzt 6y agoA golden goose in the hand is worth two in the bush.
- egypturnash 6y agoYou’re welcome <3