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You're correctly describing the most common mindset in tech entrepreneurs. Chasing the last shiny trend instead of caring about quality. Apple is the best exa
by arnaudsm 1y ago
You're correctly describing the most common mindset in tech entrepreneurs.
Chasing the last shiny trend instead of caring about quality.
Apple is the best example that doing the opposite can be immensely successful.
- an0malous 1y agoWhen Apple was a startup they were riding the personal computing wave, when they created the iPod and iPhone they were no longer a startup. Sure, if you have a billion dollars and thousands of engineers you can create your own waves. I don’t think that ignoring these foundational innovations or trying to work against trends is generally good advice for startups though, it’s easy to think you’re really clever and smart and different but meanwhile the team that did “Airbnb for dogs” has sold for $1B
- arnaudsm 1y agoIt's probably a combination of both innovation and quality. Respecting your users matters.