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This 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 wondere
by fnid 17y ago
This 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.