Acne_Researcher

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by Acne_Researcher 14y ago
I concur. Signed-in reddit is very slow. Signed-out reddit is better but still feels slow. Perhaps I am spoiled by Facebook, Google & co.
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by Acne_Researcher 14y ago
Be nice, Michael. 37signals once built software I loved. Salesforce builds software I loath. 37signals could have been great -- a Salesforce with wonderful software -- but the CEO is happier to pat himself on the back and brag about lazin
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by Acne_Researcher 14y ago
Good point. But I don't think hiring a sales team could have lead to a failed moon-shot attempt.
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by Acne_Researcher 14y ago
I agree with what you. His style of running a business as likely maximized his personal happiness, and possibly his employees. But I would have liked to see him say "we could have been far more profitable, but we didn't care about that, so
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by Acne_Researcher 14y ago
Their true potential was to be a 50 billion dollar public company, in my opinion. I could be wrong. There are more important things in life than money, of course. But I felt they chose to leave too many chips on the table.
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by Acne_Researcher 14y ago
I felt that with their ideas, talent, and overall ability, they could have been a company useful to society as Google. Instead, they have focused on their niche and done very well. It was their choice to stay small and avoid greatness,
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by Acne_Researcher 14y ago
This guy could have built the next Salesforce / google. but he eschewed hiring a sales team. He didn't want that, but still. Failing to achieve your true potential is not something to be bragging about all over the web.