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The thing about imeem and picplz is they seemed really stupid and insignificant at first too. But the issues they tackled ended up being about something very im
by badclient 14y ago
The thing about imeem and picplz is they seemed really stupid and insignificant at first too. But the issues they tackled ended up being about something very important and fundamental. At least in my opinion.
Such a cop out. Any start-up founder of the most stupid start-up could reframe like you have and claim to be working on something "very important and fundamental."
You can't be the guy hating on ad start-ups and turn around and suggest your own ad-supposed start-ups were exceptions because you found them "very important and fundamental."
Of course, you have every right to love your own baby even irrationally(every founder must have some dose of delusion to not give up). But too much of it doesn't help us achieve clarity about your position and message on this topic.
- qq66 14y agoI don't think that it's a cop-out that any founder could use -- imeem and picplz were not successful companies, but the issues they tackled were successful issues, in that Spotify and Instagram are (currently!) thriving companies that found the "magic sauce" to succeed in that space.