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I'm afraid this sounds really generic and a bit desperate. I don't see any of the guiding principles really looking at Tumblr's strengths.
by scrozier 3y ago
I'm afraid this sounds really generic and a bit desperate. I don't see any of the guiding principles really looking at Tumblr's strengths.
- chambers 3y agoYeah, the diagnosis is really weak. Superbly weak actually. "<X> is not easy to use" has zero insight and takes no stand. It's a flimsy, worn-out string to connect the dots; the upside is that any stakeholder can grasp it and no one can strangle you with it. Also, the pattern of "diagnosis, guiding policy, coherent action" is copy-pasted from the book "Good Strategy, Bad Strategy"[1]. I've seen this internally at companies and even though the article is a great read, the application leaves much to be desired. [1] https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-perils-of-bad-strategy https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate...
- photomatt 3y agoI actually agree, "easy to use" is not the right framing. The core stuff needs to work really well, be friction-free. New features don't matter if the app crashes, or if you get spam. It's hard to run a social network, and do it in a public and open source way, but we're trying both.