I love seeing numbers like these for @boxcar. ;)
For the past five years, my greatest fear at Netflix has been that we wouldn’t make the leap from success in DVDs to success in streaming. Most companies that are great at something – like AOL dialup or Borders bookstores – do not become great at new things people want (streaming for us) because they are afraid to hurt their initial business. Eventually these companies realize their error of not focusing enough on the new thing, and then the company fights desperately and hopelessly to recover. Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving too slowly.
http://blog.netflix.com/2011/09/explanation-and-some-reflections.html
- Wow. Love that last sentence, too.
The iOS 5 update stole ideas from such influential apps as GroupMe, Instapaper, Boxcar, Remember the Milk and Wi-Fi Sync.
I *love* that people are building around Boxcar. It’s just too awesome!
We’re growing! =)
Who is that in the 2nd row, right side? Aww yeah. ;)
There are two small words that perfectly demonstrate both customer loyalty and appreciation: “The Usual.
Todd Ramsey
You know how you can tell when you’ve made a good decision? If you feel like you waited too long to make it, then it’s a good decision.
Jason Fried
the entrepreneur’s attitude —> 2+2= whatever i want it to be. Will Smith On Work Ethic & Focus (by PremierMarketConsult)
I’ve listened to this 3 times today. I’ll probably listen to it another 3 times before I’m done for the day.
