What makes you think our apps are aimed at developers? You don't have any data on our customers to say things that we have problems making sales, or that people "play with us" and switch easily.
It's my impression, and no I don't have data, and I appreciate the data that you share. I'm doing a startup in a related area, so I am trying to figure out who is there and who is responding. I'm trying not to play to a small crowd by design.
It's my impression that it's freelancers, small businesses, people that are Internet savvy "creatives". Certainly that has been your initial crowd, right ?
> that we have problems making sales, or that people play with us and switch easily
Wot ? Yo, chill. I am describing the market segment of early adopters. It's a classic description of the pre chasm phase, a term I am sure you are well aware of. I guess you assume everybody in the thread is jumping on you ? My comment was noting that you have had success in a limited, not mass market. Good job. It's not fucking guitar hero, okay ? 6 year old girls don't scream out your product name, get a grip.
>I am describing the market segment of early adopters.
Right, with the assumption that A) developers are my audience and B) developers behave like early adopters. Now you fan out your description from "developers" to "creatives."
Do creatives behave like early adopters? Is there evidence for that?
> 6 year old girls don't scream out your product name, get a grip.
I think you're misinterpreting my tone, because I'm just pointing out that your comment was full of ungrounded conjecture. It doesn't bother me personally, since I have over 400,000 reasons not to worry what somebody on the internet says about Freckle as a business.
What does bug me is the unquestioning perpetuation of the myth that developers don't pay for things, which is a truthy "fact" that scares people away from serving a varied, diverse, and incredibly valuable market who needs things.
> Now you fan out your description from "developers" to "creatives."
Same boat as far as I'm concerned. I made an inexact description of the market segment in my initial comment, but I'm talking about the same herd of people.
"freelancers, consultants & and small teams" - your website
They aren't Postmen or Choir directors. They are not 6 year old girls.
> Do creatives behave like early adopters? Is there evidence for that?
Sure, I think they do. They seem like people who watch for new things and try them out. They aren't usually late to the party.
> I think you're misinterpreting my tone, because I'm just pointing out that your comment was full of ungrounded conjecture. It doesn't bother me personally, since I have over 400,000 reasons not to worry what somebody on the internet says about Freckle as a business.
Well your tone seems to suggest that you think I was criticizing something.
Once again - the description of early adopter markets has NOTHING to do with you or your business. Its a description of the general nature of that market segment and noting how you have SUCCEEDED in that area.
"400,00 reasons" seems to be a reference to your stated yearly income.
I see no reason for you to take anything I have said whatsoever as adversarial or critical. My analysis of the market segment was quite the opposite. You have the wrong end of the horse. If you make that money in a limited market then you are doing quite well and that makes me happy because I nearly walked away from that market thinking it was too limited.
You are making all kinds of pronouncements based on your opinion, which isn't based on data. Imagine if people who read it are discouraged from taking action because they think you are working based on facts or experience, instead of speculation.
FTR, based on the experience that my friends & I have running businesses which target "creatives" and yes "developers," your pronouncements don't reflect reality.
