“OK, but there are two rules…”

Re:“OK, but there are two rules…” by hnal943 on Thursday January 13, 2011 @03:55PM (#2101304)

Mr. Swan misses the point here. The success of the new bourbon was not because random restrictions were applied (e.g. Open a pizza place with NO CHAIRS), but because a high standard was enforced.

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Re:“OK, but there are two rules…” by andyswan on Thursday January 13, 2011 @04:15PM (#2101346)

I don't know....a "makers mark single barrel" would have had pretty high standards and a really "me too" feel.

I'll stick by my argument that self-imposed restrictions can really help people get innovative and avoid the me-too traps of entrepreneurship.

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Re:“OK, but there are two rules…” by varikin on Thursday January 13, 2011 @04:32PM (#2101406)

I would agree with this. High standards result in great products, but not necessarily innovative products.

Restrictions can and do lead to restrictions. Think of all the limited resources in a computer 20 years ago and all the tricks played with memory and registers and bit-shifting and such to push the limits of what the hardware could do.

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Re:“OK, but there are two rules…” by ctdonath on Friday January 14, 2011 @04:07PM (#2105443)

http://www.uncrate.com/men/culture/drinks/knob-creek-single-...

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Re:“OK, but there are two rules…” by TheSOB88 on Thursday January 13, 2011 @04:27PM (#2101391)

Think a bit harder - don't you know at least one pizza chain with no chairs? Perhaps one that excels at delivering value?

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