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Any idea what the competitor is? I ask because I went through an upgrade where we helped a client move from Epiphany to Sugar CRM/Lyris ListManager (assuming t
by clistctrl 17y ago
Any idea what the competitor is? I ask because I went through an upgrade where we helped a client move from Epiphany to Sugar CRM/Lyris ListManager (assuming this is the Epiphany I think it is)
if you want to know my experience... both are TERRIBLE products.
- davidw 17y agoI worked a bit on Lyris's email thing (they were one of the few people hiring Tcl people the last time I was in the area). The GUI was a bit wonky, but it was pretty good at sending lots of email fast; and they were actually very good about not using it for evil.
- eli 17y agoThe email piece may work pretty well, but the user interface is terrible and the API is worse.
- fnid 17y agoThis confirms my belief that companies heavy on marketing are light on product. Steve's blog is all about the marketing side of the coin and I've often wondered if the products his companies produce are any good. It saddens me a bit to learn that they are terrible.
- gvb 17y agoSteve's startup resume includes Zilog, Convergent Technologies, MIPS Computers (now MIPS Technologies), Ardent Computer, SuperMac Technologies, Rocket Science Games, and E.piphany (I'm not counting 3M/Interactive and ESL as startups). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gary_Blank http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gary_Blank Zilog, Convergent Technologies, MIPS Computers, and SuperMac Technologies definitely had good products in their heydays. Ardent Computer and Rocket Science Games apparently/arguably didn't produce much product. I don't know much about E.piphany, but it still exists and has a product (albeit not well regarded by the OP). I would say his companies had a good balance of marketing and real product.