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Apple alumni

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April 14, 2024

ashwinl

Systems Thinking

https://x.com/sachasayan/status/1779673633134100812?s=12

Apple alumni money, Apple alumni hubris. I was part of another similar product launch which never took off, and which I’ll refrain from naming. It was clear the ex-Apple product team had kinda just assumed their product would be a hit because that’s all they were used to seeing.