muraPOI: October 3, 2012
This is kind of a hodgepodge muraPOI, I like the link at the end the best.
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Most of Your Work Sucks: Yes, yes it does. Iterate often, and then cull. Culling is the hard part.
A.J. Kessler writes:
If you’re a software company that’s trying to cram in every last feature possible, maybe you would be better served by making a few key features outstanding.
This for me defines the shift in software development that happened in the mid-/late-2000s, developers figured out it was better to do a few things really, really well rather than trying to do everything really, really mediocrely.
It sums up my reaction to most of the web apps at work. And it explains why I like Mint instead of Quicken. I use almost all of Mint’s features, and I only used Quicken’s features from 1990-or-so.
(Via StartupDigest, September 28, 2012)
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Winning on Product, not on Price: This is true for us in edtech and in education in general. Focus on product.
Very few companies have resisted the temptation to race to the bottom in their attempt to scoop the deal. Everyone has lost out as the technology deteriorate[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][d] and the only thing being optimized for is the pricing.
(Via StartupDigest, September 28, 2012)
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Aircraft Carriers In Space: Fascinating to read the comments (the original article wasn’t nearly as interesting).
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