{"id":36514,"date":"2022-07-14T15:29:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T19:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=36514"},"modified":"2022-07-14T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T19:29:53","slug":"giving-a-shit-as-a-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/14\/giving-a-shit-as-a-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving a Shit As a Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allen Pike<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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In some ways, that’s the fundamental value proposition of a small boutique, whether it be a furniture shop or a software studio.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

I used to puzzle over why potential clients who reached out to me always seemed to get more<\/em> interested in hiring us if I tried to dissuade them by asking challenging questions. I think the biggest reason is that pushing back demonstrated that I care. If you email 4 software studios for a quote and 3 say “Sure, here’s a quote” but the 4th says “Hm, we certainly could build it but we can’t be sure about cost without knowing X and Y, and here are some other concerns we’d have” then the 4th is going to seem like they give a shit.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Via Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The most impressive trick is to pull this off at scale.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that pulled off.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n