Reflection: Another struggle was: “we need users to make sure we are building things correctly” (Alexei) vs. “I can tell when we are building things correctly, I can get us users as soon as the product is ready” (Eliezer). Unfortunately, we never got the product “ready” enough to test Eliezer’s claim. I think it would have a taken a long while to get there. But, given how things ended up, it’s possible that would have been a better path.
This makes me think that you and Eliezer weren’t the right partners for each other. From his perspective, why go through with the project with a partner who hasn’t agreed to commit to building out the product enough to test his claim? From your perspective, why work with someone with a different vision regarding talking to users? I suppose the answer is that it is difficult to remember to ask all of these questions in the beginning.
Yes, it’s possible we weren’t ideal. On the other hand, sometimes you have to play the hand you’re dealt. I don’t think disagreement by itself is necesserily bad.
This makes me think that you and Eliezer weren’t the right partners for each other. From his perspective, why go through with the project with a partner who hasn’t agreed to commit to building out the product enough to test his claim? From your perspective, why work with someone with a different vision regarding talking to users? I suppose the answer is that it is difficult to remember to ask all of these questions in the beginning.
Yes, it’s possible we weren’t ideal. On the other hand, sometimes you have to play the hand you’re dealt. I don’t think disagreement by itself is necesserily bad.