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Overall this was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my professional life, even though it wasn’t a financial success. I feel grateful for all the parts of this that worked: the stellar team, the podcast, the community of toolmakers we got to be a part of. Most of all, I loved working with our wonderful users and customers, who shared our vision for a more thoughtful world. ❤️ @adamwiggins Thanks so much for sharing this! It's super interesting. I was really pulling for Muse, and it's fascinating to see the details of all the challenges you faced. @adamwiggins I've been waiting for this! Thank you, Adam, for the transparency. Making some tea and then diving in @adamwiggins I loved this piece you wrote, both for the general "it's lovely when people retro I'm public" and for the specific thoughts and learning. Having followed Muse for a while I was definitely in the categories of "this looks like the kind of thing that would change everything about how I work" and also "can I afford an iPad just for this". The problem you set out to solve is still very much unsolved in my reckoning. Excited to see what you do next. |
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Takeaways:
• new document type + emerging product category = hard mode
• partnership model and gradual team growth was a delight
• strong principles can come at the expense of building a business
• iOS/Mac native has some big advantages, but you still need to be on the web