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Love that 'petro curse' analogy. It makes me wonder where else it applies - where else that easy success in one domain prevents success in another.
by c7DJTLrn 6y ago
Love that 'petro curse' analogy. It makes me wonder where else it applies - where else that easy success in one domain prevents success in another.
- meheleventyone 6y agoThis is pretty common in games companies that have a cash cow that provides a good income then they struggle to release anything else.
- rand49an 6y agoValve seems to be a good example of this.
- valiant55 6y agoNike's FuelBand is the first one the comes to mind. Why make a wearable with (maybe) low double digit percentage margins when shoes just rake in money?
- TuringNYC 6y ago>> Why make a wearable with (maybe) low double digit percentage margins when shoes just rake in money? Because it is a complement to your shoes and drives more sales of your shoe brand specifically. (Unfortunately, that band-shoe integration didnt arrive in time.) Same way as AppleWatch+iPhone (vs AppleWatch+Android)