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Re:Embrace your startup failure – the faster you fail, the b... by Murkin on Wednesday October 07, 2009 @08:46AM (#866584)
And what if they did go on, changing their product and target audience while developing ?

Like many others, who started with an exciting idea but ended up with (a completely different yet) exciting product.

Re:Embrace your startup failure – the faster you fail, the b... by jlees on Wednesday October 07, 2009 @08:52AM (#866591)
The thing is that these guys are already part of a company with a different product and revenue stream. This was kind of a 'what happens if we change our product and audience' exercise, and fortunately, instead of spending months wasting money to find out it wouldn't fly, they spent a few days. I guess if they weren't already doing other stuff, soldiering on and seeing what happened would be an option - provided you have some way of paying your rent while doing so.
Re:Embrace your startup failure – the faster you fail, the b... by messel on Wednesday October 07, 2009 @08:55AM (#866595)
Ohhh, that sheds more light on the quick nix. Thanks jlees.
Re:Embrace your startup failure – the faster you fail, the b... by messel on Wednesday October 07, 2009 @08:56AM (#866598)
Looks like you and I had a similar thought at the same time Murkin, but jlees explained their decision making just as fast.