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If he'd said that the point of a startup is to make something other people want instead of something only you want, few would disagree. But it obscures rather
by pg 14y ago
If he'd said that the point of a startup is to make something other people want instead of something only you want, few would disagree. But it obscures rather than clarifying this point to drag in some imagined distinction between art and design.
- ttunguz 14y agoI don't think the distinction between art and design is imagined. That's the point of the analogy. Art is an individual's expression to the world. Design is solving a problem with a unique point of view - at least in Hara's words. I am pointing out the parallel in art and design is identical to the one of "making something only you want" vs making "something other people want." The difference is understanding and eventually empathy. In my view, that's the key to a successful startup.
- pg 14y agoMy point is that this parallel doesn't exist, because the person you quoted is mistaken. The relationship between art and design is complicated, but they are closer to orthogonal than opposites.
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