Comments on A More Perfect Market: Needs, Tools, Horses, and Carts

And, Jeff, dude, thanks for the thoughts.

2008-07-03T17:30:00.001-04:00

And, Jeff, dude, thanks for the thoughts.

Sorry for the delay. I waited to respond to this u...

2008-07-03T17:30:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the delay. I waited to respond to this until after I made the follow up post (and the follow up to that).

They should answer part of what I'm up to. If you want more info, feel free to email (moreperfectmarket at gmail dot com) or direct message Twitter me, and I'll get right back to you.

As for NEED, you're right. People definitely do manage without it. Most often, however, they manage by resigning to helplessness or drifting into denial. I did that for a while, and I still do, to some extent. It's a bummer for me not having the tool, so I reckon the only reasonable response the bummer was to see what I could build.

And there's certainly plenty of competition (which, I hope, is a sign that people won't manage without the tool or something like it for all that much longer). Quite a diverse group, in fact. Exciting to watch the others, talk to them, and learn. It's much more fun to compete when most people's grand goals aren't making money. I wonder if I'm crazy to think that rooting FOR your competition is a greater motivator for you than rooting AGAINST them. Hmmm.

Great post, Jake.

2008-07-01T21:06:00.000-04:00

Great post, Jake.

Very well put. Glad you're enjoying the Buzz Bin (...

2008-07-01T14:50:00.000-04:00

Very well put. Glad you're enjoying the Buzz Bin (and OrganicMania - thanks for the link love and nice words!)

I'm interested to learn more about what you are up to...

And another thing - always remember that people don't NEED your tool...they're managing without it now...so keep your eye on the competition - even if the competitive response is to do nothing. Too many entrepreneurs assume they have no competition. Wrong. You always have competition - you just may not know who it is yet.