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I literally can't think of a single reason why I'd use this... Maybe it's the Next Big Thing but what's the target market? * Who is the customer? * What is th

by nathas 12y ago

I literally can't think of a single reason why I'd use this... Maybe it's the Next Big Thing but what's the target market? * Who is the customer? * What is the pain point? * How do you make money?

nilkn 12y ago
The target market is presumably people who receive upwards of hundreds of emails a day, most of which are pretty short or could be short with no information loss. I don't get that much email, but I've heard coworkers complain about coming back from a short business trip to find 450 unread emails. I guess the idea would be to make this the default method of email, only resorting to classic email when you absolutely have to break the character limit. What scares me is what happens if you're having a back-and-forth email thread, and then it reaches a point where you simply cannot fit your next reply into the character limit? You'd be forced to completely disrupt the conversation to move it elsewhere.
- coldtea 12y ago
  >What scares me is what happens if you're having a back-and-forth email thread, and then it reaches a point where you simply cannot fit your next reply into the character limit? You'd be forced to completely disrupt the conversation to move it elsewhere. I think you're overthiking it. It's just an ill-thought "copy X service to Y domain" idea, with not many chances of going anywhere. I mean "the idea would be to make this the default method of email". As if that will happen.
afriend4lyfe 12y ago
These are definitely key questions any new business needs to consider. While I don't know what the answer is for Toastio, maybe someone could shed light on what the answers may have been for early versions of twitter as it's somewhat related and could maybe help Toastio to address their own issues.
coldtea 12y ago
>Who is the customer? VCs investing in the company. >What is the pain point? The inability to come up with a valid product people want. >How do you make money? VC money pay the salaries for a while.

by nathas 12y ago

I literally can't think of a single reason why I'd use this... Maybe it's the Next Big Thing but what's the target market? * Who is the customer? * What is the pain point? * How do you make money?

nilkn 12y ago

The target market is presumably people who receive upwards of hundreds of emails a day, most of which are pretty short or could be short with no information loss. I don't get that much email, but I've heard coworkers complain about coming back from a short business trip to find 450 unread emails. I guess the idea would be to make this the default method of email, only resorting to classic email when you absolutely have to break the character limit. What scares me is what happens if you're having a back-and-forth email thread, and then it reaches a point where you simply cannot fit your next reply into the character limit? You'd be forced to completely disrupt the conversation to move it elsewhere.

coldtea 12y ago
>What scares me is what happens if you're having a back-and-forth email thread, and then it reaches a point where you simply cannot fit your next reply into the character limit? You'd be forced to completely disrupt the conversation to move it elsewhere. I think you're overthiking it. It's just an ill-thought "copy X service to Y domain" idea, with not many chances of going anywhere. I mean "the idea would be to make this the default method of email". As if that will happen.

afriend4lyfe 12y ago

These are definitely key questions any new business needs to consider. While I don't know what the answer is for Toastio, maybe someone could shed light on what the answers may have been for early versions of twitter as it's somewhat related and could maybe help Toastio to address their own issues.

coldtea 12y ago

>Who is the customer? VCs investing in the company. >What is the pain point? The inability to come up with a valid product people want. >How do you make money? VC money pay the salaries for a while.