Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by andygcook » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 4:25 PM UTC

Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business
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Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by colinramsay » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:32 PM UTC

This is hilarious. Only in the bizarre world we live in could a half billion sale be spun out into a failure to get a billion. Would a billion have satisfied the author or would it have then needed to be two?

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by devopsproject » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:34 PM UTC

I look forward to the followup article: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1T+ Business.

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by d--b » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:35 PM UTC

Interesting, but I can't help thinking that this was fairly obvious, am I the only one? It already blows my mind that it is that big already. The app is a todo list with several columns. Todo lists don't make billion dollar businesses... and yeah, SMBs are fine with actual post-its!

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by tedunangst » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:36 PM UTC

colinramsay wrote: post #2

This is hilarious. Only in the bizarre world we live in could a half billion sale be spun out into a failure to get a billion. Would a billion have satisfied the author or would it have then needed to be two?

It's all about the commas.

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by zero_shift » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:36 PM UTC

Because it is a trivial todo app?

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by _pmf_ » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:39 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #4

Interesting, but I can't help thinking that this was fairly obvious, am I the only one? It already blows my mind that it is that big already. The app is a todo list with several columns. Todo lists don't make billion dollar businesses... and yeah, SMBs are fine with actual post-its!

> Todo lists don't make billion dollar businesses

That's the domain of photo sharing apps.

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by devopsproject » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:40 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #4

Interesting, but I can't help thinking that this was fairly obvious, am I the only one? It already blows my mind that it is that big already. The app is a todo list with several columns. Todo lists don't make billion dollar businesses... and yeah, SMBs are fine with actual post-its!

Kanban boards have existed since the 50s. The "magic" of trello was the instant updates. It was a perfect example of software eating the world.

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by scandox » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:40 PM UTC

You know I started this thinking it was idiotic, based on the headline, and it's actually quite interesting. I think it's totally the wrong way to look at the Universe, but it's rational and well articulated.

Re: Why Trello Failed to Build a $1B Business

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Post by eli » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 5:41 PM UTC

d--b wrote: post #4

Interesting, but I can't help thinking that this was fairly obvious, am I the only one? It already blows my mind that it is that big already. The app is a todo list with several columns. Todo lists don't make billion dollar businesses... and yeah, SMBs are fine with actual post-its!

I think lots of great ideas are obvious in retrospect