business development
Walled gardens
From xkcd’s ”Instagram” webcomic. Reminds me of how, when you’re not paying for the service, it is subject to disappear or close without previous notice — it also reminds me of “walled gardens”, term used in the context of technology to describe a platform that is not easily extensible or open.
Consider your own product. Is it fun, even without a goal? Does it indulge moments of playful exploration? Does it create moments of pleasant surprise? If so, congratulations because then you have a toy and you're on the way to building a great game.
Rahul Vohra • How to build great products with game design, not gamification
Traficantes de drogas são empresários astutos. Têm tanta confiança no seu produto que estão dispostos a começar oferecendo uma amostra grátis. Eles sabem que o cliente vai voltar – e com dinheiro. Faça como eles. Crie algo tão bom, viciante e infalível que dar amostras aos consumidores os faça voltar com dinheiro na mão.
Jason Fried • Reinvente Sua Empresa
Jeff Bezos once said:
“If everything you do needs to work on a three-year time horizon, then you’re competing against a lot of people. But if you’re willing to invest on a seven-year time horizon, you’re now competing against a fraction of those people, because very few companies are willing to do that.... See more
“At Amazon we like things to work in five to
Pre-gaming Cold Emails - Cup of Zhou
As it turns out, there is no unifying theory of game design. To create games, we have to draw upon the art and science of psychology, mathematics, interaction design, and storytelling.
Rahul Vohra • How to build great products with game design, not gamification
Cal Paterson discute qual é o modelo de negócios por detrás da Inteligência Artificial, sobretudo dos LLMs, e o coloca entre dois extremos — empresas aéreas e a Coca-Cola. Muito interessante.
Business Development is creating long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships.