A Q&A with Eugene Wei: The Timeline is Evolving

Product-market fit works in both directions. The perspective of the builder is always toward what they can do to change their product, what features and functionality to add. But with a long enough lens on successful and failed technology launches, you see that things like market context really matters. If it didn’t, we wouldn’t see as many ideas t... See more

For example, since TikTok leans heavily on an algorithm to determine views for a video, your absolute follower count is less valuable than it might be on another platform where the follow graph is a stronger input to your success. On TikTok you’re only as good as your next video whereas on another platform your aggregate follower count might serve ... See more

complex things come from the most elegant primitives