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It was a let down to be bought into the "hook" that saying no, taking focus, is the key to continued long term success as a scaled company, only for it to devol
by mvkel 1y ago
It was a let down to be bought into the "hook" that saying no, taking focus, is the key to continued long term success as a scaled company, only for it to devolve into how courageous it is to have a simple homepage.
I wanted to read a new story; one about an internal debate where the easy answer was to "just do it," but a hard no is what actually saved everything.
Surely that story exists.
- hlassiege 1y agoYou're right. I wrote this quickly after talking with Thomas, and the homepage example reminded me of these scalability issues I faced with my previous company (Malt). I connected it to simplicity and focus. In my head the link was clear, but I get that it's not as obvious when written :) I'm using this blog as a kind of journal—short posts, quick thoughts. So I totally understand if it leaves you wanting more. Honestly didn't expect this much traffic, my other posts have just been read by friends ^^