That's the case in general...requirements gathering, part of consulting, is big business
Ask HN: What if the customer does not know what they want?
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#12That's the case in general...requirements gathering, part of consulting, is big business
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Re: Ask HN: What if the customer does not know what they want?
#13Job's answer to that was something like: "People don't know what they want. You have to show them". Job's used spectacles to show people. He had to rely on his own personal vision of the future to get the right idea. What spectacle you use I don't know. You have to find it just like you have to find the idea yourself. That is your goal. Find a suitable "spectacle". Of course I'm using "spectacle" in the loosest possi…
I can't think of another person this past century who would match Steve Jobs's vision. He was one of those rare persons with an ability to identify opportunities. But you also have to remember that Steve was no engineer. He was the visionary and surrounded himself with those who would buy into his vision and deliver. It all started with Steve and Woz, then grew from there. Most people forget that Steve was an aesthet…
Buckminster Fuller was both inventor and visionary. Which is probably a big reason his visions weren't fulfilling to the broader society.
What about Walt Disney?
Re: Ask HN: What if the customer does not know what they want?
#14Job's answer to that was something like: "People don't know what they want. You have to show them". Job's used spectacles to show people. He had to rely on his own personal vision of the future to get the right idea. What spectacle you use I don't know. You have to find it just like you have to find the idea yourself. That is your goal. Find a suitable "spectacle". Of course I'm using "spectacle" in the loosest possi…
I can't think of another person this past century who would match Steve Jobs's vision. He was one of those rare persons with an ability to identify opportunities. But you also have to remember that Steve was no engineer. He was the visionary and surrounded himself with those who would buy into his vision and deliver. It all started with Steve and Woz, then grew from there. Most people forget that Steve was an aesthet…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi
He took Nintendo from a playing card company to an international juggernaut who owns the biggest IPs.
He also never used to play games. He would greenlight games by having an employee play the game in front of him. Somehow he had a keen eye for game quality, since the Nintendo Seal of Quality was a big factor in the resurgence of the home console.
He was also a difficult person to deal with.
Re: Ask HN: What if the customer does not know what they want?
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't think of another person this past century who would match Steve Jobs's vision. He was one of those rare persons with an ability to identify opportunities. But you also have to remember that Steve was no engineer. He was the visionary and surrounded himself with those who would buy into his vision and deliver. It all started with Steve and Woz, then grew from there. Most people forget that Steve was an aesthet…
You're just repeating the myth of Steve Jobs. Taking a course in calligraphy doesn't mean anything.
Interesting how you focus on the one single detail which doesn't immediately contribute to the point being made.