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Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Fraser — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:39:41 -0000

Abhijit, that's a good way of thinking of it as well. Many of the best aspirins don't break a constraint - they present an entirely new path/direction to follow.

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Abhijit Nadgouda — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:17:56 -0000

A very interesting perspective. Aspirin v/s Vitamin is probably the best way to put it. I always consider constraints of the user, and breaking a constraint provides the maximum benefit.

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Fraser — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:39:41 -0000

Abhijit, that's a good way of thinking of it as well. Many of the best aspirins don't break a constraint - they present an entirely new path/direction to follow.

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Abhijit Nadgouda — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:17:56 -0000

A very interesting perspective. Aspirin v/s Vitamin is probably the best way to put it. I always consider constraints of the user, and breaking a constraint provides the maximum benefit.

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Fraser — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:32:38 -0000

Nice thought Nathan. Instead of being a vitamin/aspirin, instead do you think the internet is a platform/conduit ("series of pipes":)) that introduced us to many more vitamins/aspirins?

i.e. certain web services are aspirin while others are vitamins? (and still others are neither, they're simply cool technologies)

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Fraser — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:32:38 -0000

Nice thought Nathan. Instead of being a vitamin/aspirin, instead do you think the internet is a platform/conduit ("series of pipes":)) that introduced us to many more vitamins/aspirins? i.e. certain web services are aspirin while others are vitamins? (and still others are neither, they're simply cool technologies)

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

nate archer — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:53:51 -0000

I also see things that are maybe "essential vitamins", these are things that meet a non-essential need but do it so well that they become an essential supplement to our lifestyle. The best example of this is the Internet, although It wasn't at first essential it become a "vitamin" that we needed to maintain our health.

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

nate archer — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:53:51 -0000

Great post and a really interesting metaphor. I think it comes down to knowing your user. Most businesses and products solve a problem but it is essential to find out whether your user actually needs to solve that problem. I also see things that are maybe "essential vitamins", these are things that meet a non-essential need but do it so well that they become an essential supplement to our lifestyle. The best example of this is the Internet, although It wasn't at first essential it become a "vitamin" that we needed to maintain our health.

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Andy M — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:58:54 -0000

You said it better than I could...

Thanks for the kind words and the props.

The "aspirin vs vitamin" comparision is 110% dead on precisely what my company is based on.

Rock on, and keep up the great work.

Andy

Re: Aspirin vs. Vitamins

Andy M — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:58:54 -0000

You said it better than I could... Thanks for the kind words and the props. The "aspirin vs vitamin" comparision is 110% dead on precisely what my company is based on. Rock on, and keep up the great work. Andy