I really don't understand this community sometimes. If you are going to downvote a comment, why not explain why? Is there a perceived laziness? Or have I missed something???
2x games: SuperHot and Onward. Both just totally blew my mind! Google them if you've never heard of them before. And Onward really shows the power of an Indie Dev.
I find the people that work on this stuff fascinating!!
To have that much precision (with 15 seconds left, left just stop).
I can right-click and deploy some changes to a production server or run a database script that has a massive impact on the data.
But to imagine that many movings parts (ie those workers specifically involved in the launch) and to have those parts all working together. A database change has a massive impact to "our data". When a launch goes wrong - really puts into perspective what "massive" really means...
I travel with my wife and 2 kids. I have NOTHING! And yet, I am hyper aware of how I might be perceived.
It's one thing to fight the good fight! And its another to poke the bear.
I don't agree with your "maximum laziness", perhaps the author was arrogant? Or ignorance?
I love the idea of porn on a burner phone, but even then... (Legal) porn has a very different meaning in different countries. The author is really playing with fire.
Scott Adams (Dilbert guy) suggested a few months ago a "Better Surrender Technique"[1]. Surely this could be applied to the U.S. Customs...
I never really understand why comments like this get downvoted.
There seems to be love for the free market. That is until the free market goes against what I want. Then the free market sucks!
What if FARK was another type of business. Say it is the corner 7-11[1]. They have been there for 18 years, and their major source of customers was the big factory next door.
Factory decides to either move / redesign / whatever, where the customers are no longer available.
The store makes a big noise - would anyone care?
[1] in this example, I mean any sort of "corner store". 20 years ago we'd call them milk bars, but now I'm showing my age...
As others have said. Pablo & Marco Polo. Piper Chapman from Orange is the New Black and Mike Wheeler from Stranger Things. (Won't make sense if you haven't seen the shows)
Lol - welcome to the club! (the confidence) find yourself a good business coach. You may burn through a few but that's all part of it.
I can relate to your comments, I was there about 18 months ago. You would be surprised just how many people talk about confidence (or lack thereof). Also, look for a good mentoring group. Find people that are on the same path (family / business / financial).
>Eh, I'm going to question her ability to identify the difference between a Strad and non-Strad based on this double blind study
lol! That is a brave statement. As @dcsommer said, sample size is tiny.
When you audition for an Opera (well, her auditions anyway...) were always done blind - ie behind a curtain or similar.
When you practice and play at that level, you notice the little things. Same way I can look at C++ source code, or Java, C#, Objective-C or Node.js. I have to stop and think to explain how I know it is C#. I just know.
Again, I didn't say one is better than an other. Just different...
My wife is a professional violinist. (In Australia at least) if you've watched the news or a recent Australia movie, you would have heard her play.
She says you can ALWAYS tell the difference. But she also says, "better" depends on the music. If you are playing a song on X-Factor or Australian Idol or even Christmas carols, then you'll never notice. If you are playing a solo for a classical piece (wedding or other ceremony), then it certainly sounds "different".
(for me) it's your last two points: "well-tested", and "maintainable".
It's one thing to get the feature / bug fix in the current branch, its another know what well-tested means and to be able to do well-tested without assistance.
Maintainable - this one takes insight. Again, the more junior person just wants to cross the task off their list and move onto the next. Having insight into what is Maintainable (as it relates to the project / client / company) takes time.
See the Product Hunt example. It's not that dashboards are bad, they should immediately be obvious what the user should do. The eBay example is good too - just wtf is going on there?
1) Yes, a couple of times. But in the long run, we were so much better for it.
(For me at least!) I overestimated how obvious my product idea was. You see this all the time! The marketing effort becomes two-fold. You have this pain point (or opportunity), and here's a product that solves that pain point.
By being 2nd / 3rd / etc. the 1st person has already educated the potential client
2) Pay real attention to what the 1st to market was doing well. Can you copy / replicate it? Be aware of your mindset. Is this really a "winner takes all" situation? Or is there room for the both of you?
3) Why are you doing this? Is it to make a bazillion dollars? Or something more satisfying? Plenty of businesses (Stackoverflow, 37 Signals) have a certain "quality of life" - clearly they enjoy doing what they do. Why are you doing this?
4) Are you really really sure this is a bad thing? How many businesses can you think of that did fantastic from Kickstarter?
Compare that to how many Kickstarters were... less than successful?
At least let me know what is / isn't appropriate