Re: Six Apart acquires and shuts down Pownce
by raffi on Monday December 01, 2008 @04:11PM
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I'm learning this very fast (and the hard way unfortunately). I launched two technically deep projects to no response. Then I spent a week putting together a hack and people started buying.
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Re: Six Apart acquires and shuts down Pownce
by brandnewlow on Monday December 01, 2008 @04:55PM
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I'm not entirely surprised by that.
But think of it this way, your "hacks" will keep getting better and better and cleverer and cleverer.
I heard a (probably apocryphal) story about Picasso being asked to sketch something at a restaurant once. He obliged, and doodled some lines on a napkin. Then he asked for a lot of money for it. The lady balked and said "but it only took you a few seconds." His response? "It took me 40 years."
Decent blog post on the topic. http://www.ianlabs.com/2007/04/01/inherent-value-in-design/