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I am going to post an alternative take to the general sentiment that saw this coming from a mile away. I think it is awesome that an organization as old as Time
by aluminussoma 4y ago
I am going to post an alternative take to the general sentiment that saw this coming from a mile away. I think it is awesome that an organization as old as TimeWarner was able to launch a bold new product. Yes, it may have failed, but they tried.
Launching new products is insanely difficult, if not impossible, in large organizations - even in the most esteemed tech companies. And yet that is how many companies die, because they cannot overcome the internal inertia to launch something new.
- motohagiography 4y agoWhat a rare and interesting view. Most products fail anyway, yes, so that this one originates from a huge conglomerate doesn't do much to change the odds. I'm bearish on legacy media and CNN in particular for other reasons, but other examples would be how Yamaha, Sony, Nintendo, have all launched fresh products that grew from within a legacy org structure. Nice to have my own schadenfreude broken by a thoughtful insight. I'd wonder whether the natural evolution of a succesful large org ends as a ventures group.