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Re:Why we stopped focusing on 66% of our customers on Thursday July 31, 2014 @04:49PM (#8116907)
We understood we might be limiting ourselves in other industries, but it was also a contributing factor that restaurants make up a larger market.
Re:Why we stopped focusing on 66% of our customers on Thursday July 31, 2014 @02:17PM (#8115933)
It would be possible to do that, yes. But we didn't want it to turn into a set of options/plugins for varying industries. It's also an issue of resources. We're a 3 person team and we need to focus our efforts accordingly. Deciding to do just restaurants has made it easier to prioritize and delegate tasks.

I understand it could rub you the wrong way to abandon other industries. Trust me, all of us shared the same feelings.

In short, the approach we decided on was to first dominate one industry, the restaurant industry. If we become successful at one, maybe then there is a possibility to look at others. But focusing on several industries will always leave us being the 3rd or 4th best at scheduling for that industry. It's hard and nearly impossible (given our size) to be the best for every industry, and we want to be the best.

Re:How we built the wrong feature on Wednesday May 14, 2014 @01:04PM (#7744769)
Exactly. Letting users dictate how you design/implement something is more often than not, a bad idea. When a client starts to do this, you need to draw them back to the original problem by asking questions around it. This forces them to elaborate on it, rather than getting caught up in their idea of a "solution".
Re:Built an art porn site in a drunken stupor on Saturday February 22, 2014 @08:00PM (#7284466)
It's "tasteful" porn. Passionate, intimate etc. X-art and Joymii produce a lot of them.
Re:Built an art porn site in a drunken stupor on Saturday February 22, 2014 @04:50PM (#7283779)
:D
Re:Rex – palm-sized, single-board computer for DIY robots on Thursday January 02, 2014 @01:01PM (#7000996)
Very cool!
Wow, this looks like a really cool plugin. Disclaimer: I may have written it.