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Surprised Spotify's antitrust claims are not mentioned there

Edit: All right so this website is meant to make a library of opposition against big corporations. I understand now

You know what's the most painful thing? If (I'd say when) years go by and Bitcoin value is a significant multiple of what it is today... Much like those who lost their wallets in 2011-2012-2013, most probably it will be haunting

thanks for the comment. I get it. Take care with your knees!

I know both Supreme and Flight Club. Good question about retaining value — I myself stock some unworn pairs for a year or two so far and plan on keeping them for 10 years — just for the game of it (and like you pointed out, for being part of the culture)

Ultraboost have been the central point in the culture 2-3 years ago.

So are you part of the LA scene, like the majority of people on HN?

got you. thanks for commenting. maybe it's more of a thing for the younger audience

I've got a feeling that if they let you get Jordans, you wouldn't be into cheapest shoes today. I don't know why.

It's crazy how little things from childhood affect us so much for the rest of our lives (not talking about your case right now but got me thinking). I see traces of "always save" mindset in international friends who come from countries where their parents were poor.

Love seeing day ones. If you're reading this and you're not saving your day ones but do believe in yourself — might as well start today

Spent some good minutes on this. Scary as hell. Thx for sharing it

I've read this thing as well (wish I'd be able to link it) how this guy was like "nono, we might have got it wrong" — it's clearly the high-thinking non-creative (non-artful) jobs that are going to be lost first due to the advent of AGI

this sound like that game — horizon zero dawn

let me know when it's available as a WP plugin! should I drop my contact in the partners page for that?

I just bought a Wordpress theme, I’m a designer :( how can I disable this inconvenience? And can you explain in layman terms why it’s inconvenient?

Also I’d help me a bunch if you can tell me how you found the post hours after, given that it didn’t go front page?

tbh that bit sounded like a masked torturing thingy going on for him — but hey, hope he's ok

Maybe a bit unrelated but I thought of this as I was reading through the article: I think it'd be very interesting to invest in a dreams research centre and I'll definitely do so as well eventually

thanks for posting this!

saw it now after reading your comment. where can I read more about the server-side widget? you have to add it as a wordpress plugin

enjoy it. car's a beast (all 3 models)

what the hell, I love your beeline reader!

the article is aimed at someone who already understands what value their product offers. I get where you're coming from. The way I think it should be balanced is by charging a shitton on the premium side - so much that it covers the cost of running all this freemium.

Yes, not everyone will be able to do it. Yes, it's way way easier to do so in a blue ocean. I do branding work as part of my agency sometimes, so I definitely feel what you're saying when it comes to "free is low value, premium is high-value"

To find the balance is to experiment, just like I'm 100% sure you've seen along the years. I'm not advocating for charity, I like businesses, making money and unlocking value. The point of freemium was to give equality of opportunity: if a business is using your product, they're starting something.

By offering them the chance to have a lean start, eventually when they get to win (because that's why they use a product, right? To create more value, either financial or of some other kind), they're already locked in to your service and grateful for you helping them in the beginning.

And that's not only about new businesses. It can be applied to big corporate companies that start testing a new thing — obviously they're going to go with the less stressful and time-consuming option (if there is one) and test it at a small scale before biting the bullet

good, thank you for that. I'll take care of it

When companies spend time to make it hard for you to unsubscribe it's hell. Like those people you may have seen in your life who are living through hell — but it's a certain level of hell that can't be achieved without their effort.

the point of the article in a sentence. thank u!

it might be illegal but since there's no such thing as an internet police, who can be there to check every single website. In the grand scheme of things, I do believe that nature does its own thing and eventually these businesses will be cleared away

Another thing I stand for — getting in touch with users. But actually getting in touch, like "hey, here's my number. tell me what is it that you didn't like and I'll listen"

That kind of survey's without a doubt annoying. Another thing I advocate for is getting 1-on-1 with the customer (as a CEO/Founder). If I'd get a direct email from that person that has a chance of not being pre-written (sometimes you can't tell, gotta give benefit of doubt), then hell yes I'll tell you what it is that got me out. Even if I hate you.

Caring is important, even if you're caring about your business in the grand scheme of things

you're a good person. I myself don't do it either, unless they've helped me a lot and I feel like giving back. but yeah, just like someone else pointed out, if I hate you, no way i'm writing it

it's true. it's easy to talk theory and harder to put it in practice. but then again, I wrote the article having in mind a conversation between me and the tech company that has a healthy amount of captured value (i.e. profits, in direct speech) — they can afford to devote resources on the long tail of profitability

but just like the other answer to your comment, it's more about when companies spend time to make it hard. Like those people you may have seen in your life who are living through hell — but it's a certain level of hell that can't be achieved without their effort.

what's your industry, if you feel like sharing? competitive, by chance?

my bad man, it's a humble wordpress theme, I coded my app once and it was the most painful thing for me — more of a designer. but hey, look, if you know how to fix that for me, send me a message and I'm happy to pay for an optimisation service!

hopefully we'll be turning away from models like these. I believe deep down that "nature finds its way" (so to speak) for disruptors to change that.

that's what's the loveliest thing about the internet - for a shitton of things, the cost of entry is 0 now

let me guess, a Tesla?