Thinking about Techies and Normals 10 years on

It’s been 10 years since Chris Dixon’s post on “Techies and normals” described a few ways products can penetrate markets (in order of preference): Techies-first, Normals-only, and Techies-only. Enough has changed in the last 10 years that I think it’s time to think about it differently if you’re looking at maximizing the market for a … Continue reading Thinking about Techies and Normals 10 years on

Being a Founder in the Best Time for Consumers

Reading Jerry Neumann’s post The Deployment Age four years ago has really stuck with me, probably because I can track my career through working on technology that feels like they moved through the transition that the Perez model describes. This post will (hopefully, and maybe only) make sense if you’ve read Jerry’s post, so I … Continue reading Being a Founder in the Best Time for Consumers