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I have worked with a lot of HubSpot CMS partners and have never seen a site like this before. It sort of got me thinking that rather than using Wordpress + HS tracking code, I should be building site directly into the CMS and get all of the full funnel metrics stuff.
Not trying to shamelessly plug. More of a... holy shit, I didn't realize HubSpot CMS could be this flexible.
Gave me pause.
I don't know about you, but I was blown away when I saw it. HubSpot CMS sites normally suck. I know it's just HTML and CSS, but for whatever reason, most companies don't do those kinds of deep integrations.
Any other startups using HubSpot CMS and focusing on UX/UI?
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It's the intention of crap that I am rebelling against. I want to make beautiful and amazing things, but often times I end up making crap. That's okay, because I have my sights set on greatness, like Ira said.
What worries me is that I am seeing a lot of people that don't have their sights set on greatness. They know they are making crap and they are okay with it. There is no intention for growth.
That bothers me.
It's the intention of wanting to do something great that makes all the difference. You clearly have that, but so many people I meet don't. Almost like they have given up and resorted to making crap.
That's what I am rebelling against. Does that make sense?
I totally agree w/ B). I know that there are a lot of people out there that 'think' they are making crap, but they aren't. In fact,that's the creative process. They are on a path and it's getting better and better.
What I meant to bring across in this post was the intention of making crap.
I know people that intentionally make crap. This crap makes a lot of money. They know it's crap but they don't care.
Sort of akin to these amazingly smart mathematicians and physicists working for Goldman Sachs rather than trying to solve the 'big' problems.
I used to get paid by companies to make apps, websites that had no vision. No real purpose other than to make money.
I see so many other people trying to find shortcuts to success, so they make crap. I just wish or want to live in a world, where people understand B). They see that they are on a process, that its okay for something to be crap, as long as the intention behind it is good. That's what Ira is saying. He wants to be good, but he isn't good yet, but it's the WANTING that makes the difference.
Does that make sense? Anyway, thanks for the comments. I will try and flesh this out more before posting next time.
Totally agree, was a quick blog post and re-reading now, not the best I have ever written.
The sentiment I was trying to get a across was more the intention / attitude when making things.
I have spent a lot of life working for clients that didn't have a strong vision. I took the work, because I have a mortgage to pay and told myself that I could TRY and show them that we didn't need to build this mediocre thing. That they were better than that. That we could do more together.
Often times, that wasn't the case. I got paid to make a crappy website or app, and I did it.
I have a new found feeling that I will simply choose not to do that anymore. I work at an amazing startup and luckily have an exec team that lets me make un-crappy things. But I speak to a lot of people who aren't so lucky.
I just want us to re-calibrate.
I feel that a lot of founders, hackers, marketers example are looking for the quick buck, the easiest way to fame and fortune even if that means not really doing something worthwhile.
I am ranting again... I will stop. I do appreciate the feedback though. All the best.
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