Mims: Rapid product adoption requires solving a painful problem
Christopher Mims · a16z Podcast | Bitcoin, Greece, and What’s Next for Cryptocurrency · Jan 2, 2019 · at 23:30
Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal technology columnist, outlines a framework for how customer pain points dictate product adoption speed.
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“If something is painful, if you solve a difficult, painful problem, adoption will be very rapid. If you're merely better than something that's good, adoption is going to be slow, and it can even be non-existent.”
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