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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by throwaaskjdfh on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @11:01PM (#27829135)
> Why is the startup trying to be a consulting company? This doesn’t sound like the story of any visionary startup I know of.

Why does a successful software business need to be a "visionary startup"? Taking on consulting work and discovering the product by listening to customers seems like a reasonable approach.

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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by landryraccoon on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @11:16PM (#27829246)
What are the biggest success stories of consulting businesses pivoting to product based companies? I can't think of any off the top of my head.
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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by lixtra on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @11:23PM (#27829309)
Basecamp? SAP?
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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by andrewlgood on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @11:28PM (#27829351)
Definitely SAP. If you believe the movie, Facebook. Trello/Stack Exchange (Foghat)
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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by progre on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @03:12AM (#27830510)
I belive you mean Fog Creek. Foghat is a blues rock band.
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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by andrewlgood on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @07:50AM (#27832048)
Ha. You are correct
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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by throwaway9980 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @12:11AM (#27829638)
Mailchimp
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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by panchicore3 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @01:50AM (#27830076)
Salesforce?
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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by el_dev_hell on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @02:39AM (#27830333)
Atlassian
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