Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy • Hacker News Board

ycombinete wrote: post #9

scmicro wrote: post #3

Your unit comp is not micro, controlling them is

Yeah, unit comp, tech, expansions etc fall under macro

I always preferred to refer to unit comp/tech/countering as "Unit Control", leaving micro to actual microing of units.

Expansions, etc are clearly under macro, tho it depends on the overall strategy one is taking

Re: Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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Post by KFC_Manager » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 11:37 PM UTC

I wonder what Shopify's next move is to expand past it's core business - really excited a Canadian company is doing so well!

Would The equivalent of Shopify's strategy be massing zerglings against a couple Amazon Battlecruisers or Google Carriers?

Re: Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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Post by furgooswft13 » Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 11:43 PM UTC

KFC_Manager wrote: post #14

I wonder what Shopify's next move is to expand past it's core business - really excited a Canadian company is doing so well! Would The equivalent of Shopify's strategy be massing zerglings against a couple Amazon Battlecruisers or Google Carriers?

No no Zerg is the current OP race now so clearly Amazon plays them. They just Nydus + Swarm shipping all over the map until Shopify has 2 bases and 6 workers left. Government plz nerf.

Re: Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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Post by outworlder » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 12:03 AM UTC

simplify wrote: post #4

balthasar wrote: post #2

Bit of a stretch

I think so too. But it was cool to see how they hired someone solely based on their professional StarCraft skills :)

> But it was cool to see how they hired someone solely based on their professional StarCraft skills

That's actually smart. It demonstrates a bunch of useful skills.

Re: Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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Post by hartator » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 12:03 AM UTC

Micro in SC is about micromanaging one unit - like keeping at 6 range when enemies is at 5 - not timing your economy.

Re: Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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Post by noso » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 12:12 AM UTC

xal wrote: post #11

artursapek wrote: post #8

This guy is very dedicated to wearing that hat

I call it my haircut.

My favorite comment of the year!

Re: Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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Post by taurath » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 12:16 AM UTC

I enjoyed this primarily as a bio. Surprised at the similarities in mindset (and even being a Zerg player) that I feel with Tobi! Definitely rooting for him, though working in the online payments space myself I can’t help but feel like he’s gonna put me out of a job someday.

Re: Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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Post by schwurb » Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 12:17 AM UTC

Starcraft saved my A-levels, when I realized that school can be considered a game with points and stuff... Turns out that lecture participation had a great ROI! Now, if my future product will have any success, then part of it will be due to the lessons that SC2 ingrained deep into my fabrics of thinking. Besides the countless hours of fun and memories.