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by serengetti 870 days ago
Here's an example of an article that doesn't seek validations and where lessons would be obvious:

I developed an ACME service, initially featuring capabilities A, B, and C, and charging $X for it. Over the course of 18 months, through strategic outreach and organic growth, the service successfully attracted 75 corporate clients.

Subsequent to this period, I introduced a more affordable pricing option (for $Y), offering exclusively feature A. This was followed, two months later, by the introduction of feature D, alongside the discontinuation of feature B. Further refining our service offering, a month later, I launched an elevated pricing tier ($Z) that included an additional service, E. However, within four months of this adjustment, the service experienced a cancellation from seven clients. This trend continued, with 28 more clients discontinuing their service six months later, and an additional 40 clients cancelling over the next six months after continuous adjustments to the feature offerings across different pricing tiers. The feedback from departing clients was minimal, with the predominant commentary highlighting that the frequent changes were disrupting their business operations.