Comments on: Feedback, Iteration and Just Doing It http://www.beginnerbusiness.com/feedback-iteration-and-just-doing-it/ Starting up, starting over, and staying fresh Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:11:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Byron Alley http://www.beginnerbusiness.com/feedback-iteration-and-just-doing-it/#comment-217 Byron Alley Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:53:08 +0000 http://www.beginnerbusiness.com/feedback-iteration-and-just-doing-it.html#comment-217 That's one reason that for large companies, it's so valuable to encourage side-projects. Often the problem is that the people in the front lines can identify new challenges and opportunities long before the ideas filter through to management. When you let your cashiers, programmers, etc. have the freedom to try out new things, they can often create new ideas that eventually get adopted by the whole company--OR become whole new divisions. That’s one reason that for large companies, it’s so valuable to encourage side-projects. Often the problem is that the people in the front lines can identify new challenges and opportunities long before the ideas filter through to management. When you let your cashiers, programmers, etc. have the freedom to try out new things, they can often create new ideas that eventually get adopted by the whole company–OR become whole new divisions.

]]> By: Aaron Dragushan http://www.beginnerbusiness.com/feedback-iteration-and-just-doing-it/#comment-216 Aaron Dragushan Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:36:25 +0000 http://www.beginnerbusiness.com/feedback-iteration-and-just-doing-it.html#comment-216 Trying to think of something to add. :) One advantage that large companies have which is often unrealized is that because of their higher volume, they could iterate more quickly if only they could act on the information. A small company with five new users a day takes a long time to see patterns that are statistically significant. A large company might see those patterns in an hour, if they were only looking! Trying to think of something to add. :)

One advantage that large companies have which is often unrealized is that because of their higher volume, they could iterate more quickly if only they could act on the information.

A small company with five new users a day takes a long time to see patterns that are statistically significant. A large company might see those patterns in an hour, if they were only looking!

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