We store north of 2PB with AWS and have just committed to an agreement that will increase that commitment based on some competitive pricing they've given us.
Yes, it's copied, and it doesn't acknowledge that the ideas came from your article (even though it attributes the drawings to you with a "Source" link).
I think you should submit your article to HN as well.
I always thought that MVP by definition must be a complete product, but existence of articles like yours and Intercom’s Cupcake approach[0] makes me wonder what exactly do some companies out there consider as MVP. Some sort of incomplete prototype?
I noted below, that product people like Marty Kagan, consider a MVP to be a prototype where you test hypotheses. Worst case it can be discarded and a "real" product will be built after testing. It is a bit unfortunate in this that the "P" in MVP stands for Product.
Seems common nowadays. I saw a thread a few days ago where Nbdev did the same with terms they claimed to coin.
It doesn’t look like this article has outright copied yours though... the nice thing to do would be to ask permission to use your figures and link back
I write a blog (https://nichesaas.co) about ideas for SaaS Products. The reason I started the blog is because so many developers I know struggle to come up with _good_ ideas and stick with them.
Some things that have helped me and my friends in the past:
* Set yourself achievable goals or milestones so you feel like you are making progress
* Accountability is also a great way to stick with something. Tell your colleague you'll send them a link so they can check it out and then commit to putting it up.
* Choose something you're interested in.
Often the hardest part is starting. One trick I used in the past was put a syntax error in my code. I would also leave a comment there with a small task just to get into it.
e.g // implement GetUser()
That way when I sat down there was a small task to complete to get my program running and before I knew it, I'd been hacking away for a couple hours.
I think you should read my blog because I invest a lot of effort into researching my posts. Each post outlines a well-researched idea for SaaS Product.
It contains mockups, research, a strategy on where to find your first 10 customers etc
This is a great point. It’s a premium product that people will buy simply because they like nice things.
I’ll buy one because I like buying new/nice things and the fact that for $1200 I’ll get a lot of value out of it, due to how much I use my phone is an added bonus.
This is definitely not a compelling upgrade for many people.
