They identified a niche, bootstrapped their company, solved a real pain point for their customers, and spread through word of mouth from their satisfied customers to become the dominant player in their space.
* They didn't invest in redundant systems
* They had problems at scale
* They had high running costs
* They took health and safety risks with their employees
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[ 1580 ms ] story [ 1392 ms ] threadThey identified a niche, bootstrapped their company, solved a real pain point for their customers, and spread through word of mouth from their satisfied customers to become the dominant player in their space.
* They didn't invest in redundant systems * They had problems at scale * They had high running costs * They took health and safety risks with their employees
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Nerds
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1251757/
The bell idea was great.
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