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>I’m really unsure why Path are trying to create a whole new network, when there’s so many great networks out there already. Bigger potential upside? Their fe
by feral 15y ago
>I’m really unsure why Path are trying to create a whole new network, when there’s so many great networks out there already.
Bigger potential upside?
Their features are in the core focus of Facebook, so building on Facebook could be tricky, strategically.
This quotation from Dune always comes to mind, thinking about platforms: 'The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it.'
If they depend on a platform with which they are in competition, their product won't be nearly as valuable as it will be if they succeed in building a new network.
Maybe they'd be more likely to get traction, trying to build a complimentary product on an existing network, but owning the network is very valuable in the long run.
- viscanti 15y agoI can't resent anyone for looking to make money, but it seems like the problem they're trying to solve is that they don't have enough money in their pockets. If the focus was on solving an actual real-world problem, and building on a pre-existing platform solved that problem, they wouldn't hesitate to do that. You can build a feature or a business. It seems like Path is choosing to build a feature and hoping to make a business out of it. That can work, but it's tough. They make great looking products, so hopefully that focus on design influences their competitors, who will likely be around much longer.