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by smartbear 2y ago
That's very fair. Indeed, my personal favorite version is Indian, and predates Pythagoras. I was also trying to name something that most people would at least find familiar... maybe there's a different one, similarly universal, t
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by smartbear 2y ago
(Author of article) Sorry, that was supposed to be +, not * ! You're right. Just a typo! Now fixed.
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by smartbear 2y ago
(Author of the article) I agree with your counter-point. The finiteness and lock-step are interesting characteristics; I wonder what the set of characteristics are, for when this "rule" is especially applicable. And then we could
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by smartbear 2y ago
As the author of the article, I really like your counter-point here. Because I do agree -- in all startups most "stuff" is being executed poorly (if at all), with issues everywhere, and yet when you get the right 1-2 things _reall
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by smartbear 3y ago
Thanks so much! And I agree with your push-back on that. Indeed, perhaps when a startup is able to say "ahh, but HERE Disruption CAN work because...", that's where a good strategy can emerge.
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by smartbear 3y ago
What about Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and the many other companies that (arguably) were only possible because of smart phones?
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by smartbear 3y ago
Mobile _phones_ did not go to startups. Making money off mobile -- whether apps that were impossible before, or features which advantaged certain companies who were able to be mobile-early or mobile-first, advantaged startups.
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by smartbear 3y ago
You bet! I didn't read it as a dunk at all, and again I agree with the critique!
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by smartbear 3y ago
As the author of the article, I agree with you. I also agree that trying to force "problem" into the discussion isn't useful, and in fact is counter-productive because you're verbally moving further away from what the bu
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by smartbear 3y ago
Maybe; all have large target markets and the last two have unique things. That said, let's say you're 100% correct. I went back and forth on whether to even include the rubric, because I myself (the author) think it's a litt
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by smartbear 3y ago
Hey! :-)
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by smartbear 3y ago
Many thanks!
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by smartbear 3y ago
You are right about that, and the article doesn't address it. I think the general idea is still correct. For example, even if the next 200 leads are 50% or even 100% more expensive, that's often still considered a win.
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by smartbear 4y ago
I actually did add this as another prompt. Thanks again for the great idea.
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by smartbear 4y ago
Ha, I love it, thank you! I'll consider adding that. (Already added one new section thanks to other great ideas from others.)
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by smartbear 4y ago
In B2C, yes; in Enterprise B2B, it's the opposite -- you get dedicated account managers, quarterly business reviews, sometimes even weekly product reviews (we have those with our largest vendor).
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by smartbear 4y ago
This is a really good one. Could also apply the concept to the whole business in keeping with the pattern, i.e. "What if we _had_ to 10x revenue in the next 12 months, no matter the cost or impact on existing customers?" This mig
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by smartbear 4y ago
Yeah, or maybe it's "both." :-) Which, if your goal is profitability, might be a great thing.
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by smartbear 4y ago
I like that a lot. I'll probably add that to the piece, thank you!
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by smartbear 4y ago
Well, for a hobby project, you definitely should consider the first and not the second! Indeed, even for a company, it's wise to be in "Explore" mode sometimes / somewhere, in which case again the constraint might hamper
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by smartbear 4y ago
Great questions and discussion, thanks! Answering the last bit: "What about those ideas ... which carry a significant risk, but also could yield a significant reward?" This is perhaps the key question for developing any strategy.
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by smartbear 4y ago
I agree, great point that "need" is strictly in the business context. In fact, "not need" might even be more enjoyable. I play the piano strictly for myself; if I "needed" to do it, it would completely change
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by smartbear 4y ago
Companies don't produce joy, but your own work might. For example, I know many software developers who love writing code, even the code specifically for their job. If you love solving infrastructure puzzles, you might find joy at any
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by smartbear 13y ago
This is the Founder of WP Engine. The main points in the article are factually incorrect, but some of it is in fact excellent feedback that we're going to act on. First, on staging areas, it is incorrect that they are counted as duplic
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by smartbear 13y ago
Thanks so much!
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by smartbear 14y ago
Yup, "treating it like Heroku" is exactly our idea! They showed the way and we're happy to follow their lead and bring that functionality to the WordPress community.
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by smartbear 14y ago
You can't use your technique for meals because everyone will suggest a different meal, and then you have no basis for a decision. That technique works when you're voting on one variable which has one CORRECT value which you're trying to se
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by smartbear 14y ago
The essay was intended to be a light-hearted and readable intro to the concept, not an exhaustive definition that takes an entire book!
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by smartbear 14y ago
Hi this is Jason, founder of WP Engine. 1. The password is question is stored by WordPress in plaintext on disk. 2. It was transmitted to you inside our SSL-secured support system, because you requested it. 3. We maintain Pingdom reports
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by smartbear 14y ago
All good points of course. But the idea is that when you're trying to do customer development, AdWords is a tool but not the best tool for learning. You can't ask a question, for example.

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