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> Yeah, that might be the issue, and I'd strongly consider shutting it down if that would make working with CL possible. Carrot and stick. That's not a highly
by flatline3 14y ago
> Yeah, that might be the issue, and I'd strongly consider shutting it down if that would make working with CL possible.
Carrot and stick. That's not a highly principled stand.
> I disagree that competition is inevitable, though.
You're doing this out of the pure altruistic goodness of your heart?
All the incentives point in a single direction. There's nothing wrong with competing with Craigslist. You'd be foolish to not take a piece of the pie -- if you can. Likewise, Craigslist would be idiotic to give away the valuable data that you need to take a piece of their pie.
- ericd 14y agoI'd need to be able to talk with them to see if it's actually the thing they have an issue with before I would nuke that project. And yes, I started and continue this project because I wanted to solve a problem, and I find it fulfilling. Money isn't a strong motivator for me.
- ghshephard 14y ago" Money isn't a strong motivator for me." Please don't say that - it is disingenuous. Money is a strong motivator for 99.99999% of the world. Money lets you do things you otherwise could not do without that money. It's reasonable to say things like, "Money isn't the only motivator for me."
- ericd 14y agoSorry, that wasn't specific enough, money past my current point isn't a strong motivator for me, since I have relatively cheap tastes and low expenses. Even below market salary for an engineer, being childless, I have such low expenses that I can afford to go on trips and do the other things I want without needing to make more. Obviously, if I couldn't afford good food, I would care a lot more about money and less about doing stuff I enjoy doing. And of course, that might change over time if I ever wanted to buy a house or car or had kids.