Re:Is your startup idea already taken?
by mindcrime on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @07:02PM
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I know Bob Parsons (of GoDaddy fame) isn't the most popular person here, but I'm always inspired by something he said (paraphrased loosely due to recall):
"Don't be afraid to enter a crowded market. Just be better than everybody else."
That's my mantra, personally. The stuff we're doing at Fogbeam Labs competes - to some extent or other - with stuff being done by Jive Software, Alfresco, Yammer, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft and a few other also-rans. But we really don't care, because we intend to simply make better products and kick the holy shit out of Jive Software, Alfresco, Yammer, IBM, Cisco and Microsoft.
Oh yeah, we're a little bit brash too. Ah, well, I always said one of my mindsets was to be "The Mötley Crüe of software companies." \m/
"Don't be afraid to enter a crowded market. Just be better than everybody else."
That's my mantra, personally. The stuff we're doing at Fogbeam Labs competes - to some extent or other - with stuff being done by Jive Software, Alfresco, Yammer, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft and a few other also-rans. But we really don't care, because we intend to simply make better products and kick the holy shit out of Jive Software, Alfresco, Yammer, IBM, Cisco and Microsoft.
Oh yeah, we're a little bit brash too. Ah, well, I always said one of my mindsets was to be "The Mötley Crüe of software companies." \m/