Comments on: The Dangers of Building on Someone Else’s Platform http://trevoro.ca/blog/2010/04/12/the-dangers-of-building-on-someone-elses-platform/ Elegant Solutions to Complex Problems Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Dangers of Building on Someone Else’s Platform – trevoro.ca | Yostivanich http://trevoro.ca/blog/2010/04/12/the-dangers-of-building-on-someone-elses-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-24711 The Dangers of Building on Someone Else’s Platform – trevoro.ca | Yostivanich Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:54:14 +0000 http://trevoro.ca/blog/?p=445#comment-24711 [...] or if you aren’t wildly successful at filling the gap you’re taking a really big risk.via The Dangers of Building on Someone Else’s Platform | trevoro.ca | blog. There is a definite and real danger to merely filling the gaps in other platforms, generally [...] [...] or if you aren’t wildly successful at filling the gap you’re taking a really big risk.via The Dangers of Building on Someone Else’s Platform | trevoro.ca | blog. There is a definite and real danger to merely filling the gaps in other platforms, generally [...]

]]> By: brezina http://trevoro.ca/blog/2010/04/12/the-dangers-of-building-on-someone-elses-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-24721 brezina Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:26:54 +0000 http://trevoro.ca/blog/?p=445#comment-24721 I think startups just need to know when they are building on someone else's platform, and have a plan for how to expand beyond that. I just wrote a long comment about this regarding my company Xobni <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1268768" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1268768</a><br><br>The hardest challenge facing startups I actually don't think is making something useful, but is instead getting users. So building on an existing platform is a good hack to get users. You just need to know how to leverage the platform, not depend on it. I think startups just need to know when they are building on someone else's platform, and have a plan for how to expand beyond that. I just wrote a long comment about this regarding my company Xobni http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1268768

The hardest challenge facing startups I actually don't think is making something useful, but is instead getting users. So building on an existing platform is a good hack to get users. You just need to know how to leverage the platform, not depend on it.

]]> By: Mina http://trevoro.ca/blog/2010/04/12/the-dangers-of-building-on-someone-elses-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-24722 Mina Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:35:20 +0000 http://trevoro.ca/blog/?p=445#comment-24722 Very interesting article. We are a building apps on <a href="http://Salesforce.com" rel="nofollow">Salesforce.com</a> platform for the last two years, and I can truly relate to every single issue you have raised here!<br>Regards<br>Mina @IdaApps Very interesting article. We are a building apps on Salesforce.com platform for the last two years, and I can truly relate to every single issue you have raised here!
Regards
Mina @IdaApps

]]> By: brezina http://trevoro.ca/blog/2010/04/12/the-dangers-of-building-on-someone-elses-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-24710 brezina Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:26:54 +0000 http://trevoro.ca/blog/?p=445#comment-24710 I think startups just need to know when they are building on someone else's platform, and have a plan for how to expand beyond that. I just wrote a long comment about this regarding my company Xobni <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1268768" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1268768</a><br><br>The hardest challenge facing startups I actually don't think is making something useful, but is instead getting users. So building on an existing platform is a good hack to get users. You just need to know how to leverage the platform, not depend on it. I think startups just need to know when they are building on someone else's platform, and have a plan for how to expand beyond that. I just wrote a long comment about this regarding my company Xobni http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1268768

The hardest challenge facing startups I actually don't think is making something useful, but is instead getting users. So building on an existing platform is a good hack to get users. You just need to know how to leverage the platform, not depend on it.

]]> By: Mina http://trevoro.ca/blog/2010/04/12/the-dangers-of-building-on-someone-elses-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-24709 Mina Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:35:20 +0000 http://trevoro.ca/blog/?p=445#comment-24709 Very interesting article. We are a building apps on <a href="http://Salesforce.com" rel="nofollow">Salesforce.com</a> platform for the last two years, and I can truly relate to every single issue you have raised here!<br>Regards<br>Mina @IdaApps Very interesting article. We are a building apps on Salesforce.com platform for the last two years, and I can truly relate to every single issue you have raised here!
Regards
Mina @IdaApps

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