[HN Gopher] You Can't Win
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       You Can't Win
        
       Author : enigmatic02
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2021-12-29 21:47 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | johnvaluk wrote:
       | If I could switch back to Freshservice circa 2018, I would do it
       | in a heartbeat. Every change they've introduced since then is
       | perplexing.
        
       | qwertyuiop_ wrote:
       | Their huge advantage is the extreme low cost to build the
       | polished mvp. They are based in India. A US or European bootstrap
       | cannot compete on cost.
        
         | Brian_K_White wrote:
         | It is an advantage, but merely AN advantage. No different from
         | the various advantages anyone has anywhere.
         | 
         | Just as their huge disadvantage, selectively overlooked in
         | order to weave this tale of woe, was merely A disadvantage, no
         | different from the various disadvantages anyone has anywhere.
         | 
         | This "cannot compete" pity party is pathetic. "They work harder
         | than me and figured out something I didn't. It's so unfair!"
         | 
         | Even just the "on cost" part is invalid. Cost is just one
         | variable of many, and may be offset or leveraged by many
         | others. But even aside from that, just considering cost itself,
         | income is just as context sensitive as cost. If you live
         | somewhere where the developer has to be paid more, the customer
         | is good for more in the same place.
        
         | pedalpete wrote:
         | If your comment were true, there wouldn't be any successful US
         | or European startups. Clearly, that isn't the case. Even
         | getting an MVP built in western countries isn't that expensive
         | IF you know what you're doing.
         | 
         | Unfortunately, I've seen many people spend outrageous sums and
         | little or nothing for it.
         | 
         | Teach yourself how to code, know what you're getting into, get
         | aligned with the right people.
         | 
         | But I think my biggest gripe with your comment is that it makes
         | an excuse for not getting it done.
        
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