Twitter is great for mini-inspiration that comes in randomly throughout the day. I just saw a message written by @tsfalls that said:
“if your users think everything you do is awesome, then your users suck; and you probably suck too.”
Good software gets written because someone is trying to fix a problem they have. Great software gets written when many people come together to share their own perspective on a problem.
We all have one or two customers that always want one more feature or one more change to an order. As much as those people can drive us nuts, they help make our businesses great.
As the saying goes, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. But if you never have a squeaky wheel then nobody’s riding your bike.
