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His quote: "practically any application, once people start using it, can be used as a lever to more activity and benefit delivery. Being smart about what you're
by marcus 19y ago
His quote:
"practically any application, once people start using it, can be used as a lever to more activity and benefit delivery. Being smart about what you're leveraging is key."
But my point is that some applications aren't viable at all without this critical mass and some are. While obviously everyone wants more users, for some ideas the critical mass requirement is a very high initial obstacle and for some it isn't.
- tptacek 19y agoI'm not saying you're wrong; I'm saying there's a hoary old cliche that you can use to communicate the same thing: "He forgot to add Network Effects". Ebay relies on a network effect; Amazon doesn't. I don't imagine that he forgot it; I think he's assuming most web startups rely on it. He is, after all, Pyra, Odeo, and Twitter.
- davidw 19y agoUh, why are people voting this down? > some applications aren't viable at all without this critical mass and some are That is exactly what "network effects", or "positive network externalities" means, and they're critical to many, but not all, information goods.