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That's the thing, though, right? Someone else adds drag and drop UI elements and Balsamiq's advantage fades. I think Balsamiq is really cool. I'm inspired by

That's the thing, though, right? Someone else adds drag and drop UI elements and Balsamiq's advantage fades. I think Balsamiq is really cool. I'm inspired by a single developer making a living from a website, but the barriers to entry are scary low.

balsamiq 18y ago
Hi tectonic, I am well aware that the barriers to cloning Mockups are really low (and I've known this from the start). Luckily, features are only part of the package, and in the long run, everyone has the same features more or less. That's why I pay so much attention to customer service in all of its incarnations, which include not only being responsive and respectful, but also having a good website, updating the build regularly, _really_ listening to feedback, treating my customers as I'd like to be treated, being environmentally and socially conscious, fostering a community around Mockups... Also, I plan on building other products in the future, I'm only getting started. :) We'll see how it goes, but so far, so good! :)
jasonkester 18y ago
I actually think that having a single developer can be a huge advantage, since you can react so fast to what people ask for. I added this snap-to-grid and UI mockup piece to Twiddla in a single day. I bet that Dabbleboard didn't spend much longer than that getting their chat interface up. And check out Peldi here taking feature requests from people writing comments. I wouldn't be surprised if there's not a new version up next week with those issues addressed. That's a really cool trend in software development. There's no way that Adobe CollabroDreadnaught Enterprise or WebEx MeetingBehemoth can hang in an environment like that. I think the next few years will see a lot of big established players get nibbled away at the ankles from small shops like us.
- tectonic 18y ago
  I hope so :)

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That's the thing, though, right? Someone else adds drag and drop UI elements and Balsamiq's advantage fades. I think Balsamiq is really cool. I'm inspired by

by tectonic 18y ago

balsamiq 18y ago
Hi tectonic, I am well aware that the barriers to cloning Mockups are really low (and I've known this from the start). Luckily, features are only part of the package, and in the long run, everyone has the same features more or less. That's why I pay so much attention to customer service in all of its incarnations, which include not only being responsive and respectful, but also having a good website, updating the build regularly, _really_ listening to feedback, treating my customers as I'd like to be treated, being environmentally and socially conscious, fostering a community around Mockups... Also, I plan on building other products in the future, I'm only getting started. :) We'll see how it goes, but so far, so good! :)
jasonkester 18y ago
I actually think that having a single developer can be a huge advantage, since you can react so fast to what people ask for. I added this snap-to-grid and UI mockup piece to Twiddla in a single day. I bet that Dabbleboard didn't spend much longer than that getting their chat interface up. And check out Peldi here taking feature requests from people writing comments. I wouldn't be surprised if there's not a new version up next week with those issues addressed. That's a really cool trend in software development. There's no way that Adobe CollabroDreadnaught Enterprise or WebEx MeetingBehemoth can hang in an environment like that. I think the next few years will see a lot of big established players get nibbled away at the ankles from small shops like us.
- tectonic 18y ago
  I hope so :)