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Citing Writely/Google Drive as a "successful" example is a fundamental misunderstanding of what success is. A loss leader does not a business make.
by mvkel 14y ago
Citing Writely/Google Drive as a "successful" example is a fundamental misunderstanding of what success is.
A loss leader does not a business make.
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- ry0ohki 14y agoThe creator made (presumably) a couple of million, and has changed the way we collaborate on documents, I'd love to have that kind of success.
- mvkel 14y agoYour understanding of success is a bit skewed as well. Wealth creation for a single founder based on the _huge_ edge case that a massive company came and scooped you up is extreme LUCK more than anything else. Writely was, and Google Drive continues to be, a cost center. Is this thing making money, or losing money? That is the sole indicator of business success.