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Hard lessons2010-06-03 · Archive

Platforms are for Suckers: Why you shouldn't build your business on one.

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“The last time Google went dark, for 45 minutes, I started fielding customer support queries about how I "broke the Internet".”

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Platforms are for Suckers: Why you shouldn't build your business on one.

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