Beware building to a capability instead of a product
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he's right, that there is a danger of building towards a capability, you say, Okay, we want to be able to do this thing. Now, let's build a spec.
Episode 101: Loops, not Lists (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:37:15 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
Dave picks up a point about building to a capability (write a spec and assume products will follow) versus building toward a product people love. Podcasting 2.0 may have gotten lucky with pent-up demand, but for live chat he thinks it would become a real problem.