Comments on: Refleditorial: Less questions, more answers, and reasons to (not) blog http://www.techiteasy.org/2008/08/27/refleditorial-less-questions-more-answers-and-reasons-to-not-blog/ A Technology and Business Weblog provided to You by a Global Group of Friends. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:37:47 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vincent van Wylick http://www.techiteasy.org/2008/08/27/refleditorial-less-questions-more-answers-and-reasons-to-not-blog/#comment-4114 Vincent van Wylick Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:19:42 +0000 http://techiteasy.org/?p=1183#comment-4114 Actually, I was saying the opposite: Blogging is <em>not</em> the most compatible activity while building something. The reasons are that a. you're busy and under pressure; b. you are building something for profit, which usually depends on a certain degree of secrecy; c. if you need to brainstorm, it's much more effective to do so in real-time. I don't agree with you regarding 37signals. They were disruptive a number of years ago, since then the market has changed with many more SaaS-productivity & project-management tools emerging. Right now, 37signals is mostly busy defending their market, marketing their products, improve their products, and inventing smaller additions on the side. Their flagship-products have remained pretty much unchanged however. Which means that blogging, for them, is compatible. I wonder if they were that prolific with words, <em>while</em> creating 37signals. Actually, I was saying the opposite: Blogging is not the most compatible activity while building something. The reasons are that a. you’re busy and under pressure; b. you are building something for profit, which usually depends on a certain degree of secrecy; c. if you need to brainstorm, it’s much more effective to do so in real-time.

I don’t agree with you regarding 37signals. They were disruptive a number of years ago, since then the market has changed with many more SaaS-productivity & project-management tools emerging. Right now, 37signals is mostly busy defending their market, marketing their products, improve their products, and inventing smaller additions on the side. Their flagship-products have remained pretty much unchanged however. Which means that blogging, for them, is compatible. I wonder if they were that prolific with words, while creating 37signals.

]]> By: ceciiil http://www.techiteasy.org/2008/08/27/refleditorial-less-questions-more-answers-and-reasons-to-not-blog/#comment-4115 ceciiil Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:41:33 +0000 http://techiteasy.org/?p=1183#comment-4115 Vincent, I agree with your point whereas blogging is a great exploration territory to brainstorm and exchange ideas while building something. My 2 cents : in the IT business you constantly have to come along with new concepts and ideas unless you're ... errm well I just can't think of any company ... So the thing is : we constantly are building something. As far as 37Signals is concerned, I rate their business model and strategy as disruptive. I bet they will keep on innovating and come with exciting new products, services and business models. By the way : just saw your twitter : RDV stands for rendez vous. Vincent,

I agree with your point whereas blogging is a great exploration territory to brainstorm and exchange ideas while building something.

My 2 cents : in the IT business you constantly have to come along with new concepts and ideas unless you’re … errm well I just can’t think of any company …

So the thing is : we constantly are building something.

As far as 37Signals is concerned, I rate their business model and strategy as disruptive. I bet they will keep on innovating and come with exciting new products, services and business models.

By the way : just saw your twitter : RDV stands for rendez vous.

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