A pragmatist’s startup spin-down

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by miiiiiike • 12 years ago

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toomuchtodo2• 12 years ago

We gave them 30 days to access the archive and download a ZIP file of their artwork, and also provided Archive.org with a copy of the data.

This was extremely classy Chris. Sorry it didn't work out. It was still a valuable contribution.

allendoerfer2• 12 years ago

I think you sound like a friendly and mindful human being, but not as a business person should sound like.

I find your relationship to your investors money very strange. This whole thing is not a game. For me at least it is not about making a nice drawing app and building a community of people, who like to create pretty drawings. There is nothing wrong about that, but it is not the goal of a company. The goal of a company is to make money. Nothing more nothing less.

If i were to invest in somebody's company I would want that person to be focused on spending my money as reasonable as possible and give me back as much as possible or at least lose as less as possible by making as little stupid errors as possible. I would walk away instantly if he mentions giving my money to charity if he fails. I can do this myself if I would have wanted to.

evotech• 12 years ago

I think the goal of a business should be to create a product o a service that people want and can use. To employ people and to have happy customers.

This money-money-money-andnothingbutmoney ideology just doesn't benefit anyone

allendoerfer2• 12 years ago

Would you agree with me, when I say, that all these things are nice, but secondary for a business? I am with Adam Smith, who said, that these things follow naturally.

A pragmatist’s startup spin-down

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