Overpromising & Stumbling Bambis
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Overpromising & Stumbling Bambis
Some companies go all in on the ecstasy - ‘here’s our magical vision for the future’. Others commit to the laundry - look at our rich feature-set isn’t it amazing?”
sublimeinternet.substack.com • 2023 end of year letter
Agalia Tan added
this captures how I feel about vector, we still exist in that liminal space between ideation and creation. It’s exciting and frightening all at the same time and I take comfort in struggling to find the words because that means it’s something new!
The tech industry currently stands at a crossroads. At the twilight of social media, adtech, and crypto bull markets (bubbles?), tech workers and consumers are simultaneously exhausted by tech and starving for more. Shiny trends like Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality stand on the sidelines ready to transform latent frustrations into newfang... See more
Bryan Lehrer • What Happened to the New Internet?
This is common with new technologies -- the first iterations focus too much on the technology itself instead of the user experience the technology facilitates.
Packy McCormick • Fairmint & the Democratization of Upside
sari added
This happens with all radical new technologies: before they mature, our expectation of how they’ll work is only half right.
Every • Intelligent Tools
sari added
This is the story of every new software innovation, and in fact, just about everything engineers have ever created.
The first Wright Bros. plane just barely flew.
The first version of VisiCalc was just barely useful.
The earliest bridges were shaky, unreliable and made of vines.
The secret of successful product development isn’t an
... See moreMy point in sharing all of this is that sometimes I feel like we get too caught up in the words, and forget to disregard them. Especially (in the context of this essay) as builders of new technology products.“How will I describe this to an investor, or at a dinner party with friends?”"What’s the one-liner that describes why this will be better?”“Wh... See more
Josh Miller • "Disregard the Words"
Joey DeBruin added
every technology is really unfinished until it’s used by people
Rachel Coldicutt • On Understanding Power and Technology
Keely Adler added