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I liked the interview, but I didn't like the article interpreting it. In particular, they bash the X of Y pattern, but Tesla is the Apple of cars. No X of Y mon
by ecuzzillo 13y ago
I liked the interview, but I didn't like the article interpreting it. In particular, they bash the X of Y pattern, but Tesla is the Apple of cars. No X of Y moniker is ever perfectly accurate, but that one is close enough to give somebody who's never heard of Tesla a general idea of its goal, which is the whole point of saying we are the X of Y. If people have already heard of you, you can just say your name; it doesn't and shouldn't occur to you to describe yourself as the X of Y.
It's unfortunate that an interview that should be encouraging to uncertain hackers was twisted into another way to bash new uncertain things.
- beat 13y agoIndeed. Just because you're reasoning from first principles doesn't mean the people trying to understand what you're doing need to reason from first principles. One of my first principles for customer acquisition is that potential customers are looking for any excuse whatsoever to ignore you. Making understanding difficult for them is a very straightforward way to turn them off.
- bfe 13y agoWell said. How you analyze and solve problems yourself is different than how you first introduce your resulting idea to someone who's never heard of it.
- dwaltrip 13y agoThe point of the article is that you don't have to fit something into the X of Y framework, and trying to do so can often be limiting. Yes, this advice is general and sort of vague, but it pushes people to try to question the status quo and look at things in novel ways. Which I think everyone can agree is a good idea..