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I think the lesson here is to get feedback early and often. Do an open beta from the start, or at least focus groups where regular members of the public can gi
by aeonfox 11mo ago
I think the lesson here is to get feedback early and often. Do an open beta from the start, or at least focus groups where regular members of the public can give opinions on the product as it evolves.
- sam-cop-vimes 11mo agoIndeed - this should've been easily possible by having a beta subdomain pointing to the new implementation and let people comment on it to get early feedback.
- OuterVale 11mo agoThere were beta versions available for years, but most feedback was ignored.
- aeonfox 11mo agoFirst I've heard of it. Might have helped to not just listen, but to actively advertise the beta via a link on the main website. Pretty standard practice.
- sam-cop-vimes 11mo agoYeah - but how does a site which was initially projected to cost $4M AUD get to $96M! A 16x increase! The mind boggles.
- aeonfox 11mo agoIt's pretty nuts. I want to know where that money went. Something like this needs a full post-mortem, or a Royal Commission as they call it
- dzhiurgis 11mo agoAlso how to blow 500M instead of 100M /s