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Just goes to show that startups are more about making stuff people want than about technical ability.
by johnrob 18y ago
Just goes to show that startups are more about making stuff people want than about technical ability.
- raffi 18y agoI'm learning this very fast (and the hard way unfortunately). I launched two technically deep projects to no response. Then I spent a week putting together a hack and people started buying.
- brandnewlow 18y agoI'm not entirely surprised by that. But think of it this way, your "hacks" will keep getting better and better and cleverer and cleverer. I heard a (probably apocryphal) story about Picasso being asked to sketch something at a restaurant once. He obliged, and doodled some lines on a napkin. Then he asked for a lot of money for it. The lady balked and said "but it only took you a few seconds." His response? "It took me 40 years." Decent blog post on the topic. http://www.ianlabs.com/2007/04/01/inherent-value-in-design/ http://www.ianlabs.com/2007/04/01/inherent-value-in-design/
- neilc 18y agoWas Pounce really "stuff people want"? Without knowing the terms of the Pounce acquisition, it's hard to say whether this is closer to success or failure. SixApart certainly aren't buying Pounce because of the quality/popularity of their product.
- petercooper 18y agoYou are right, but I don't see how that answers the GP posters' point. If Pownce was purchased just to be shut down, then I doubt very many people wanted it to make it economically viable.