Comments on: The Impact Horizon – Making Decisions In A Growing Business http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michal Migurski http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-8737 Michal Migurski Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:01:15 +0000 http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/#comment-8737 Sounds a lot like <a href="http://c2.com/xp/YouArentGonnaNeedIt.html" rel="nofollow">YAGNI</a>, which makes a ton of sense <em>if</em> your decisions will be measured in the same way in the future as they are now. Sounds a lot like YAGNI, which makes a ton of sense if your decisions will be measured in the same way in the future as they are now.

]]> By: gary http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-8501 gary Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:58:40 +0000 http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/#comment-8501 It sounds like you are discovering the value of Agile (hate that name) development. Instead of planning a ton up front and hoping it would still be valuable 6 months later, some projects benefit from more of an iterative dev cycle to test and revise or kill. It sounds like you are discovering the value of Agile (hate that name) development. Instead of planning a ton up front and hoping it would still be valuable 6 months later, some projects benefit from more of an iterative dev cycle to test and revise or kill.

]]> By: John V. http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-7937 John V. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:24:00 +0000 http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/#comment-7937 Hi Paul, Thanks for replying. Yes, that is what we have found. When a business is young you can only see well into the very near future. As the business matures so improves your ability to predict and plan for a farther-reaching future. We found three founders to work really well. Ted and I had similar responsibilities in the beginning and Steven was always the biz dev guy. Now Ted and my roles are diverging as we grow. Three founders can definitely work as long no one is too ego-driven, as long as you trust each other and as long as you have the major roles decided ahead of time like who will be CEO etc. Good luck! Hi Paul,

Thanks for replying. Yes, that is what we have found. When a business is young you can only see well into the very near future. As the business matures so improves your ability to predict and plan for a farther-reaching future.

We found three founders to work really well. Ted and I had similar responsibilities in the beginning and Steven was always the biz dev guy. Now Ted and my roles are diverging as we grow. Three founders can definitely work as long no one is too ego-driven, as long as you trust each other and as long as you have the major roles decided ahead of time like who will be CEO etc.

Good luck!

]]> By: Paul Reid http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/comment-page-1/#comment-7934 Paul Reid Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:12:07 +0000 http://blog.dogster.com/2006/12/18/the-impact-horizon-making-decisions-in-a-growing-business/#comment-7934 So what you're saying is that you should make business decisions that will have a near term impact as apposed to doing something now that you hope may benefit you or your business in the distant future is that your take on it? Me and my buddies are building niche community networking sites similar to yours, but we have the benefit of being a niche of a niche as we are localised to our Country New Zealand (Population 4million). So we are pretty much looking at what's working in the states and then we localise the service, making it more relavent to New Zealanders and maybe adding a few extra features =) I admire what you've done with dogster and catster and look forward to your future endeavours, but would appreciate your thoughts on 3 way partnerships Do you find It hard having three founding members and are/were there clearly defined roles prior to you launching dogster? Cheers for your time, So what you’re saying is that you should make business decisions that will have a near term impact as apposed to doing something now that you hope may benefit you or your business in the distant future is that your take on it?
Me and my buddies are building niche community networking sites similar to yours, but we have the benefit of being a niche of a niche as we are localised to our Country New Zealand (Population 4million).
So we are pretty much looking at what’s working in the states and then we localise the service, making it more relavent to New Zealanders and maybe adding a few extra features =)
I admire what you’ve done with dogster and catster and look forward to your future endeavours, but would appreciate your thoughts on 3 way partnerships
Do you find It hard having three founding members and are/were there clearly defined roles prior to you launching dogster?
Cheers for your time,

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