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Don’t feel bad. The end result was positive. Sales increased enough that the cost will be made up in a few months. Person actually made out well considering th
by JohnAaronNelson 4y ago
Don’t feel bad. The end result was positive. Sales increased enough that the cost will be made up in a few months. Person actually made out well considering the effect of the work.
- AlchemistCamp 4y agoOn the whole I agree with you. That said, margins on this kind of hardware product aren't great. The author has shared them before. https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-3/ https://mtlynch.io/solo-developer-year-3/
- CogitoCogito 4y agoIt's not at all guaranteed that increase in sales was due to the redesign. But yeah considering that revenues have only gone up, might as well just call it a cost of doing business. Learn from it and move on. (It sounds like this is exactly what he's doing.)
- shortformblog 4y agoBut imagine how much further he would be ahead if they came in at time and on budget. He arguably lost half a year of positive benefits because they dragged their feet for so long. Things can be positive and cost-effective, too.