Comments for Vivi's startup blog http://okvivi.com Thoughts from the adventure Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:51:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on I’m moving my blog to Medium by Nicu Alecu http://okvivi.com/?p=399#comment-14691 Nicu Alecu Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:51:49 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=399#comment-14691 Just a very basic ideea: When using somebody else's platform, be it facebook, g+, blogger.com, wordpress.com or let's say ... hmm, Medium, one is basically playing in somebody else's yard. And one can be told to go home at any time. And a link (of many) about digital sharecropping: http://katebacon.com/what-is-digital-sharecropping-and-why-its-bad-for-your-business-presence-online/ Just a very basic ideea:
When using somebody else’s platform, be it facebook, g+, blogger.com, wordpress.com or let’s say … hmm, Medium, one is basically playing in somebody else’s yard. And one can be told to go home at any time.

And a link (of many) about digital sharecropping:
http://katebacon.com/what-is-digital-sharecropping-and-why-its-bad-for-your-business-presence-online/

]]> Comment on I’m moving my blog to Medium by Vivi http://okvivi.com/?p=399#comment-14325 Vivi Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:52:01 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=399#comment-14325 I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to say. I’m not sure I understand what you are trying to say.

]]> Comment on I’m moving my blog to Medium by Nicu Alecu http://okvivi.com/?p=399#comment-14289 Nicu Alecu Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:48:44 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=399#comment-14289 I'm assuming you're familiar with the term "sharecropping". Also see this as a lesson in online "cropping": http://www.webmasterworld.com/facebook/4529217.htm I’m assuming you’re familiar with the term “sharecropping”.
Also see this as a lesson in online “cropping”:
http://www.webmasterworld.com/facebook/4529217.htm

]]> Comment on A business is a puzzle in which the product is but one piece by Cris http://okvivi.com/?p=367#comment-11551 Cris Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:59:44 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=367#comment-11551 Congrats for the post, but what do you mean by user acquisition strategy? Isn't this part of the marketing itself? Congrats for the post, but what do you mean by user acquisition strategy? Isn’t this part of the marketing itself?

]]> Comment on The platform / product duality of twitter by Radu http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-9568 Radu Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:36:00 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-9568 the old users of twitter will try something new with some addtional features the old users of twitter will try something new with some addtional features

]]> Comment on The platform / product duality of twitter by kellogs http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-9452 kellogs Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:54:12 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-9452 terrible engineering! terrible engineering!

]]> Comment on The platform / product duality of twitter by Vivi http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-8823 Vivi Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:39:50 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-8823 What you're talking about are cross-platform-apps, I'm talking about apps as platforms. Think about things like sending money or donations through twitter messages, second screen apps based purely on twitter messages, shopping, ad-hoc social interactions... stuff like that. What you’re talking about are cross-platform-apps, I’m talking about apps as platforms.

Think about things like sending money or donations through twitter messages, second screen apps based purely on twitter messages, shopping, ad-hoc social interactions… stuff like that.

]]> Comment on The platform / product duality of twitter by Vlad http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-8822 Vlad Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:37:06 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=390#comment-8822 IMO, we have that already. Some people like to call it ... Facebook. And it comes with the cross-platform Messages App. I`ve learned to "love the bomb" and I (almost) completely moved from Y!Messenger to Facebook. Oh, and it`s as simple as you want it to be. :) IMO, we have that already.

Some people like to call it … Facebook. And it comes with the cross-platform Messages App.

I`ve learned to “love the bomb” and I (almost) completely moved from Y!Messenger to Facebook.

Oh, and it`s as simple as you want it to be. :)

]]> Comment on A business is a puzzle in which the product is but one piece by Vivi http://okvivi.com/?p=367#comment-6642 Vivi Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:11:53 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=367#comment-6642 Yes, the team too. Everything is important. :-) Though I must say that I have seen successful startups lacking in one or another of the puzzle pieces. I've seen teams that were not stellar, pitches that were not amazing, as long as they compensated in another area, they seem to be doing reasonably well. Yes, the team too. Everything is important. :-) Though I must say that I have seen successful startups lacking in one or another of the puzzle pieces. I’ve seen teams that were not stellar, pitches that were not amazing, as long as they compensated in another area, they seem to be doing reasonably well.

]]> Comment on A business is a puzzle in which the product is but one piece by dragos http://okvivi.com/?p=367#comment-6637 dragos Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:52:27 +0000 http://okvivi.com/?p=367#comment-6637 Hopefully you will realize that your team is actually more important than everything else :-) Good luck! Hopefully you will realize that your team is actually more important than everything else :-) Good luck!

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