wintercarver

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   Ask HN: Which books teach mental models?

   473 points by wintercarver 7y ago|92 comments
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   by wintercarver 7y ago

   Is anyone aware of recent arguments and discussions on the topic of superapps in western markets? I was curious about this after reading the above article, but a quick google only surfaced articles with not-too-compelling arguments[1]. FB t
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   What Uber Left Behind in Asia(bloomberg.com)

   73 points by wintercarver 7y ago|64 comments
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   by wintercarver 7y ago

   My favorite example of this is jet.com - who in their right mind would compete directly with Amazon on Amazon’s home turf? Well, it turns out it only looked like the same turf (“e-commerce”), but that’s the catch. Differentiation is subtle
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   You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead(usatoday.com)

   23 points by wintercarver 8y ago|1 comments
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   by wintercarver 8y ago

   Agreed, this seemed like one of those “totally obvious” needs that only became apparent once I saw their solution. Simple yet effective. I can imagine in the future “eye contact and guess intent” will feel inferior to an explicit, unambiguo