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"We are taking the valuable lessons from a year of trial by fire." I am wondering what those valuable lessons might be.

• btrautsc 14y ago
  Wow, that could be countless posts, but briefly: iterate quickly (as fast as possible). keep the burn rate low. hire the best possible. get advice from people who've been there. users want features, listen to them & deliver when you can, but always value their opinions. Second that, always be nice to users. customer service = marketing. just to name a few.
  • debacle 14y ago
    Which of those valuable nuggets of wisdom did you not possess right out of the gate?
    • btrautsc 14y ago
      point taken; albeit seemingly obvious, sometimes there are gaps between Reading_Understanding_Acting and of course there were many more lessons, those were the cliffsnotes, or tl;dr version