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What was strange is that... after all that struggle, they seemed to hit on a better idea, and the investors (?) dismissed it, and told them to continue to build
by mgkimsal 12y ago
What was strange is that... after all that struggle, they seemed to hit on a better idea, and the investors (?) dismissed it, and told them to continue to build the original clone which was clearly not working.
Always annoys me when people who don't know how to do something are adamant that doing what you recommend will "take too long". I don't hit to too much in my own work right now, but plenty of colleagues hit that on a regular basis. "Well, we can't do XYZ because the management said someone else said that would take too long, so we need to finish ABC". WTF? ABC has been in dev for 18 months, is clearly broken, and ... XYZ is a half-done skunkworks project that needs 3 more weeks.
Non-workers who hide behind "that will take too long" need to learn to clearly pronounce "I'm threatened by your knowledge/ability/insight." At least be honest.
- Mandatum 12y agoMy guess is existing investors are going to try and peddle the product to less knowledgeable investors and cash out. Instead of risking existing investment on an entirely new product, cut your losses.
- michalsobel 12y agoI feel you. On the other hand I understand that it is a business. So the business thinking is „not to throw away what you do last 18 month“. But as you pointed out, if something doesn't work, you should not be scared of a change. Even if it mean to delete everything what you did and start over.