Over the last few weeks I’ve received a couple of angry emails. Here’s a sample: “I have to PAY to play the next episode? No Thanks. No Thanks. I’m not going to tell you guys you suck now or anything, I understand, you need money to do what you gotta do… But I think you went about it the wrong way, and you aren’t getting my money. It’s not even entirely because I’m not convinced episode 2 isn’t worth money. It’s because I feel like I’ve been hijacked. ...
I just got this tubmail: Hey Trout, On building forumwarz the past 1-2 years, would you say that you’ve learned more about web technologies and web business than you would have if you were to work in a typical 9-5 IT company? thanks - udo I liked the question a lot so I decided to post my answer here on the blog. Yes. Absolutely yes. First a bit of history for those unfamiliar, which I think qualifies me to answer this question. Feel free to skip to the next section if you just want to know my answer and don’t care about how we got to where we are. ...