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this old [2000] piece from joel spolsky on picking a growth model and sticking to it is still a good read: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000056

• jacquesm 12y ago
  It's a great read indeed. But I do disagree with the 'excel versus lotus 1-2-3' analogy. Microsoft engaged in plenty of unfair competition at that time and that's one of the reasons they succeeded. So going into a market with entrenched competitors is dangerous except when you're backed my a monopolist that can afford to cross-subsidize. > Think of your risk/reward profile. Do you want to take a shot at being a billionaire by the time you're 35, even if the chances of doing that make the lottery look like a good deal? Ben and Jerry's companies are not going to do that for you. It took 14 years, but Markus Persson just proved him wrong on that one.
  • zem 12y ago
    good point! it was very gratifying indeed to see minecraft explode purely via organic growth.