Re:Shutting down the letsblock.it project and its official i...
by danShumway on Sunday March 31, 2024 @11:56AM
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> That's not success, and certainly not a "big success" which is the author's self-reflection.
Again, the author is not obligated in any way to align themselves to your definition of success. And them disagreeing with your definition of success is not the same thing as them being confused or not having thought enough about what they want. It might just mean they disagree with you.
> I think they set out to make a big impact. That means growth
No, not necessarily. Growth can be a component of impact, but they are not synonymous, and many highly impactful projects never see a lot of attention or direct growth -- they enable other projects to succeed or fix some of the many diverse pain points that subsets of users for those projects have.
That's not success, and certainly not a "big success" which is the author's self-reflection.
Unless the author's goal was to run something for 2 years, accumulate 800 users, and then shutting it down.
> This reads a lot like how VC people will come into Mom and Pop shops and say
I think they set out to make a big impact. That means growth, but doesn't imply commercial success.