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Design Elitism(daneden.me)

9 years ago from Matt Achariam, Intent Renderer

  • Sacha GreifSacha Greif, 9 years ago

    It's simple: would you rather invest in A) a team that's working on an innovative app but has no traction, or B) one that has already demonstrated they can make even the stupidest concept go viral?

    The answer is B), because that team will hopefully be able to apply the same skills to a better concept, and make that successful too.

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    • Eduardo NunesEduardo Nunes, 9 years ago

      That's an interesting point, but one could just as well argue that making something go viral doesn't necessarily prove you have what it takes to keep it going for longer than its 15 minutes of fame. Isn't that what building a solid product's all about?

      I feel like that was pretty much the point of Dan's post: that celebrating ideas for their ability to generate short bursts of media frenzy may be skewing our perception of actual value — for users, not investors.

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    • Ed LeaEd Lea, 9 years ago

      That's a false dichotomy. Your choices should be:

      A) a team that's working on an innovative app but has no traction B) a team that's working on an innovative app but has traction

      YO is innovative. Just because something is simple doesn't mean it's stupid.

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