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Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by keanzu on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @05:45PM (#22050030)
Contingent Purchase Order : You put in a purchase order and we'll build feature x.

Separate the wheat from the chaff.

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Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by jakobegger on Thursday January 16, 2020 @03:41AM (#22062704)
I think this is how a lot of enterprise software is sold. Potential customer says "it's missing x", sales person says "we'll build x in two weeks", product is sold, devs have to figure out how to build x in two weeks.

That probably doesn't work for physical products.

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Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @05:54PM (#22050098)
Are you going to build it instantly?

If not, what happens if someone else releases a superior product in the interim? Or my business needs change?

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Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by keanzu on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @08:37PM (#22051018)
Both excellent questions. Oddly the tire kicker never says "If you build X then I'll buy it .. unless my needs change or someone else releases a superior product". Requesting a purchase order casts the situation in the cold light of day.
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Re:Show HN: Write a private diary using good old email by cthor on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @06:18PM (#22050233)
> If not, what happens if someone else releases a superior product in the interim?

They'll get your business.

> Or my business needs change?

I didn't waste my time building you a feature you won't pay for.

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