DocAndersen
There are two things that I tell crowdfunding campaigns when they reach out to me. The first is that no one captures 50% of the total market out of the gate. Markets progress, over time you dominate more and more of the market, but day one, you areally only capture the early adopters. They represent 7-13% of the total market possible. Most starts or crowdfunding campaigns make the mistake of assuming they can capture the entire market. Now the market they think they can capture is often significantly larger than the actual market. I’ve had people tell me that they had a billion-dollar idea. Those, in the financial world, are called Unicorns. When is the last time you saw one, a unicorn?
Once we get back the mythical creature discussion the problem is often use cases. I know that many software companies spend weeks building use cases. A use case is how we as software buildings, consider what a user is going to do with what we are building. Here is the single most important thing about a use case. Someone has to want to use what you are building the way you want it to be used. Or, if you get lucky, the market will make use cases for you and you will sell your product easily. My blog has a use case, but for me, that use case is sharing technology information with other people. The reality of the information I have, is sometimes it is more than what people want or need.
Want or need is the very best use case. For that use case, I want to thank everyone that has read one of my technology posts that were far from something they needed or wanted. Thank you to everyone that read and commented on technology posts that honestly were outside of their interest or need. It is something that all of us as authors deal with. The difference between what people need and want from us as writers. We reach out to the universe with our tiny offering, sharing it with the world. We are each an island, with water all around us, we reach out by placing our blog in the bottle (Virily) and hope that it is found. The interesting connection that happens is the best part of throwing that bottle into the water.
What will I find, today?
PS I lost a unicorn, anyone finds one please send it to me!
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did you know that companies that make the 1 billion dollar plateau are sometimes called Unicorns?
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Will you accept my thank you for all the posts on technology you’ve read that didn’t really fit what you needed?
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Do you also have use cases in your life or career?
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Interesting, we have needs that are more important than wants. Unicorns are wishful thinking maybe..
I don’t really understand technology that well.
However, I can see the principal
Our economies of the world is on perceived investments and money rather than the truth of what we really have, which is why we get recessions and probably this is a small view of the total picture
Great post Doc, you write very interesting articles
Thanks Pam, that really means a lot to me!
you have provided a great perspective Pam, thank you!!!
I am always interested in your posts. They are personally very useful to me. Thank you Doc.
Thank you for the kind words. You made me smile today!!!
I was happy to read all your posts even though I didn’t understand many things … but you won’t think you did a good job … it’s my fault because I’m more familiar with technological advances
hey we have wonderful conversations here on Virily, I enjoy every one.
It’s a pleasure to talk to you, dear friend
I agree. Makes the day a little brighter!
Talking to you is always very enjoyable
aww, well I think the same thing. Thank yoU!!!
Q: did you know that companies that make the 1 billion dollar plateau are sometimes called Unicorns?
Yes (1 votes) – 17%
No (5 votes) – 83%
Q: Will you accept my thank you for all the posts on technology you’ve read that didn’t really fit what you needed?
Yes (6 votes) – 100%
Q: Do you also have use cases in your life or career?
Yes (4 votes) – 80%
No (1 votes) – 20%
Now when you listen to the financial report and the speakers says they are hunting the next unicorn, you know what it is!
Well I read a bit on technology but out of need not out of want. 😀
i can understand that it, technology tends to dominate the world right now.
even your posts about tech I have no use for keep me up to speed…
wow, blushing
thank you Alex. That really means a lot to me!
it means a lot to me, too. you do all the heavy lifting…
the family stuff I post is the only heavy lifting. The tech stuff is my hobby/passion/life 🙂
you do the research on the new tech and report it, all I do is read your review so from my POV you’re doing the heavy lifting
Funny thing is, half the tech stuff I review, I get as part of my job (in the sense that it is critical for my job). It doesn’t feel like work to me.
What you do, feels like work!
reading well written content is hardly work for me, though it seems like punishment for some
i guess that is what makes a site like Virily actually successful. The ability to view (art) that I consider hard work. Others view tech, personal or quizzes as hard work.
actually, quizzes are hard work period.
perhaps a little harder than they need to be
I have no idea how complex, the code is for what they have built. You may be right but I have no way to tell without seeing the code.
it is true and we know it, yet still we speculate. black box testing only gets you so far…
agreed, it is why I am struggling with the mover’s project. It could be done in less than an hour if the admin team gave me access ot the usage data. But publishing the usage data might change the revenue model.
if they aren’t going to update the FAQ, they’ll never give you useage metrics…
i know.
but I am going to keep trying.
The only way forward is forward!
I like that. Gonna have to use it…
sadly, the phrase the only way forward is forward isn’t mine. It came from my High School Football coach.
still quoteable, no matter who said it
I am not much in to reading long posts but do scan through yours.
thanks. i come from the old blogging world so my posts tend to be a certain length.
I have come across your blog somewhere – what a feat that is- pages, and pages, and pages…………………..!!!!
you probably found my wordpress site. It has been going for more than 14 years.
I gladly read all your posts. I have received a lot of new information and I have already used some of it.
I am honored when I can help a fellow author!!!!
You are appreciated and many of us have learned from your posts.
Thanks Carol, the same is true of well, all your wonderful posts!
Doc, we appreciate all your posts and read them carefully. We may not understand the really technical ones but appreciate the effort you put into posting each and every one.
Thank you, Linda for the kind words!