Comments on: Techzing 28 – Exploration vs. Exploitation

By: chris

chris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:50:55 +0000

I should really post this in the podcast 29, talking of rambling and having listened to podcast 29 the other day. Rambling has now been taken to a whole new level.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:05:34 +0000

@chris Jason needs a 30 second egg timer each time he takes the mic ;) Awww, but we love it really. Thanks for the kudos :)

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:44:15 +0000

@chris Thanks so much! It really is nice to get positive feedback in the comments and makes me want to do the next show. In fact, we need to do one today now that I think about it! I'm probably the one most guilty of the rambling, but I'll try to tighten it up a bit and stay on point. ;)

By: chris

chris — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:06:42 +0000

Have been enjoying the show now for almost 10 episodes.

Really like the non formalness of it all, sometimes rambling. But the rambles are things I can almost always relate to.

Looking forward to seeing the 30th episode role out.

Chris

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:09:25 +0000

@Robin That's interesting about the jumbo option. I'll check out the PDF. Counting you I think maybe two people now think Exojason makes sense. Unfortunately, most people, and that includes Justin, don't get it. ;) Oh, well, it's not like I've done anything with it really.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:44:04 +0000

bah, hit submit to early sorry,

final bit of that sentence was

… is brilliant

ta,
Robin

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:43:09 +0000

Hi guys, enjoying the podcast btw, keep up the good work.

I’m just reading through http://www.neildavidson.com/dontjustrollthedice.html and there was a claim in there that adding additional pricing options above your current top level pushes people towards your current higher pricing options (p39 of the pdf if you want a look.) The example given is a fast food place offering drinks in small, med, large and jumbo will sell more Large drinks than one which doesn’t offer a jumbo option. The theory being people will generally think of themselves as probably being pretty average so will plump for an option in the middle of the list, especially if pricing makes the step from med to large seem like a bargain vs the cost of the minimum product.
Any thoughts? Should/could you add a jumbo option to tweetminer, even if it’s not offering anything people need?

Also, a bit out of date I know, but I think the idea of calling your web prescence exoJason

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:46:42 +0000

@Philippe

Thnx for the great comments! We love comments! Also, if anyone has anything they want us to discuss please post your ideas here 🙂

By: Philippe Monnet

Philippe Monnet — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:21:26 +0000

Hi guys, I definitely enjoy listening to your podcasts. Very genuine content and bantering, love it!
I have been working on my own personal secret project for a few months, and Jason I totally feel the pressure too. You guys have been providing a lot of inspiration so thanks. I have been trying to follow the same goal of the end of the year and I can relate to what Jason is saying in terms of not being really ready. 🙂
You have taught me to keep asking myself “what prevents me from going live today?” and that is a great motivator to prioritize the minimum list of features and tests.
Keep on the great work!
– Philippe (#techarch)

By: Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:45:33 +0000

@John That is definitely a risk.

By: John

John — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:38:47 +0000

I’m in it to make money, not to build stuff I want to build. I think you need to get into that frame of mind too otherwise you’ll have a never ending project.

By: Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:03:17 +0000

@John I know, I know I'm lazy and I'm a heretic. ;)

By: Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:02:36 +0000

@John Totally! And that's exactly what I don't want to have happen with my project. If you have a funded startup, or if you and your co-founders have quit your jobs to work on the startup, then yeah, figuring out a revenue stream and market fit are more important than building something you just want to build. But if it's a side project then I think you have the luxury of going after something that is fundamentally interesting to you as primary goal. If you can then figure out a way to generate income from the effort, then that's just icing on the cake, instead of the other way around.

By: Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:56:17 +0000

@joe Thanks! ;)

By: John

John — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:17:38 +0000

omg, wtf Jason you don’t use source control. HOLY SHIT. I am a single developer and I use branches!

By: John

John — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:48:43 +0000

Totally with Jason on the MVP thing. I have a MVP that I’ve released which was shit but met with moderate success. The moderate success is preventing me from releasing the software I really want to release.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:38:14 +0000

great show guys!