tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post116413471133602640..comments2024-01-15T13:17:33.771-08:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: Innovation and learning to love destructionGreg Lindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1165317652820892212006-12-05T03:20:00.000-08:002006-12-05T03:20:00.000-08:00How do you judge a failure?According to me failure...How do you judge a failure?<BR/><BR/>According to me failure can be relative or time based. Many more factors involved. I do not term a product failure unless I declare it so. I keep on asking this question, "Why is it not succeeding?", Is it because of<BR/>1) Launch time - If yes then I do not delete it but keep it under labs.<BR/>2) Marketing problems - All targeting and segmentation problems. <BR/><BR/>On one side it is easy to say that we should do a del to failures but it is difficult to put down failure rule book.<BR/><BR/>Overall a very informative post and I just bookmarked it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1164984782407159712006-12-01T06:53:00.000-08:002006-12-01T06:53:00.000-08:00On the other hand, that's the beauty of digital ab...On the other hand, that's the beauty of digital abundance. Products that don't attract attention, and therefore don't distract users, sit harmlessly on some server.Mike Abundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352841305297370494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1164181876816143812006-11-21T23:51:00.000-08:002006-11-21T23:51:00.000-08:00Even a failure takes people and resources to suppo...Even a failure takes people and resources to support. Security holes and bugs are fixed and require a full time staff. <BR/><BR/>When projects can't be killed, small projects aren't started. Even the smallest project will require support for many years by many engineers. This means small innovative projects will never see the light of day. Maybe this is why large companies stiffle innovation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1164174513099003742006-11-21T21:48:00.000-08:002006-11-21T21:48:00.000-08:00Why should the "failures" be destroyed? If they s...Why should the "failures" be destroyed? If they still function, what's wrong with leaving it around? <BR/><BR/>It's not like the web isn't already cluttered with useless crap. It's an infinite tent, and there's room to spare.<BR/><BR/>Besides, once something gets put out there, it can never really be erased, so why try?John Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471505239458914968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1164149700823619812006-11-21T14:55:00.000-08:002006-11-21T14:55:00.000-08:00Well said about killing products. Although I have ...Well said about killing products. Although I have one question regarding that: What if there are still a few users who have come to rely on this one product that hasn't gained general acceptance like Andrew mentioned in the comment above? Should companies destroy this product or keep it alive for the few customers who have come to depend on it. Or should this be decided on a case by case basis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1164148187237092512006-11-21T14:29:00.000-08:002006-11-21T14:29:00.000-08:00As a friend once told me, new product groups becom...As a friend once told me, new product groups become living organisms inside a large organization, where each employee is a cell trying to guarantee the survival of the group and its own. The fight to stay alive, and only a much stronger organism can either destroy or absorb the failed one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1164137882064971392006-11-21T11:38:00.000-08:002006-11-21T11:38:00.000-08:00Unfortunately, Amazon has let some things die; spe...Unfortunately, Amazon has let some things die; specifically, their yellow pages. I really liked BlockView, but now all that seems to be gone. Also, that means most of the reviews I've written and pictures I've uploaded are gone. Lame. When stuff disappears that I've invested time in (writing a review), that frustrates me.Andrew Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374490546610576558noreply@blogger.com