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.
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

“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
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.