Comments on: Embrace the Concept of “Permanent Beta” http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html Intentional Leadership Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Davef http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-106531 Davef Sat, 28 May 2011 14:14:00 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-106531 There is, of course, another form of "permanent beta" --- where a software company puts out a product that is full of bugs, refuses to listen to consumer complaints and never fixes it. Do I need to name names? There is, of course, another form of “permanent beta” — where a software company puts out a product that is full of bugs, refuses to listen to consumer complaints and never fixes it. Do I need to name names?

]]> By: Jeff Goins http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-88878 Jeff Goins Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:44:00 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-88878 Loved this post. Blogging on this tomorrow, and this was great inspiration. Loved this post. Blogging on this tomorrow, and this was great inspiration.

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]]> By: Calin http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-76934 Calin Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:04:39 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-76934 Seth Godin had this concept of lizard brain. I also have this problem of delayed launch 'cause it ain't perfect enough. :) Seth Godin had this concept of lizard brain. I also have this problem of delayed launch ’cause it ain’t perfect enough. :)

]]> By: Joni http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-76894 Joni Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:44:31 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-76894 OK! So right at the end of your blog, there is an ad to "Follow your calling: Publish your book!" Well, I need to get off my duff and write one, but the blog and ad are perfect! Thanks :--) OK! So right at the end of your blog, there is an ad to “Follow your calling: Publish your book!” Well, I need to get off my duff and write one, but the blog and ad are perfect! Thanks :–)

]]> By: M.P.Vijayakumar http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-74188 M.P.Vijayakumar Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:25:43 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-74188 Truly, our comments, observations and even decisions stem a permanent beta state, with out admitting that they are so. It is a small step to say so. Just wondering though, what happens to ownership ! Truly, our comments, observations and even decisions stem a permanent beta state, with out admitting that they are so. It is a small step to say so. Just wondering though, what happens to ownership !

]]> By: Embrace The Concept of “Permanent Beta” | ProjectVirginia http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-56289 Embrace The Concept of “Permanent Beta” | ProjectVirginia Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:26:55 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-56289 [...] Read more at MichaelHyatt.com [...] [...] Read more at MichaelHyatt.com [...]

]]> By: abhinav http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-56263 abhinav Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:06:08 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-56263 I'd been thinking about writing GMAT for long, but was always very apprehensive about getting the right funds and if it would really be a value add as its so expensive. But now, I've decided, let me take GMAT and get a good score, after getting the colleges, I'll decide if its a wise decision to go for it or not. I'd been thinking about writing GMAT for long, but was always very apprehensive about getting the right funds and if it would really be a value add as its so expensive. But now, I've decided, let me take GMAT and get a good score, after getting the colleges, I'll decide if its a wise decision to go for it or not.

]]> By: randysrules http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-2#comment-56254 randysrules Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:56:55 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-56254 "Permanent Beta" - a great, healthy alternative to the all-too pervasive "Success Requires Serial Failures" meme! Thank you! :"Dare to Fail?"-BALONEY! See: <a href="http://wp.me/pVUDj-4w" target="_blank">http://wp.me/pVUDj-4w</a> "Permanent Beta" – a great, healthy alternative to the all-too pervasive "Success Requires Serial Failures" meme! Thank you! :"Dare to Fail?"-BALONEY! See: http://wp.me/pVUDj-4w

]]> By: idelette http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-56251 idelette Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:26:35 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-56251 I love what Seth Godin has to say on this in "Linchpin" as well: what he calls the importance of "shipping." Preaching to myself here. Thank you for this post. I love what Seth Godin has to say on this in "Linchpin" as well: what he calls the importance of "shipping." Preaching to myself here. Thank you for this post.

]]> By: 10 Reasons Why You Aren’t Done Yet http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-50632 10 Reasons Why You Aren’t Done Yet Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:02:22 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-50632 [...] Chesterton’s quote: “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” In other words, not everything has to be perfect. Just get it out the [...] [...] Chesterton’s quote: “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly.” In other words, not everything has to be perfect. Just get it out the [...]

]]> By: David Honaker http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-43852 David Honaker Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:02:12 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-43852 This is an excellent point. There will always be mistakes and flaws in everything we do. This reminds me of a comment made by an ancient American historian-prophet who wrote on the plate that were later translated as the "Book of Mormon, Another Witness of Jesus Christ" when he said, "And I said unto him, Lord: the Gentiles will mock at these things, because of our weakness in writing; for Lord thou hast made us mighty in word by faith, but thou hast not made us mighty in writing; for thou hast made all this people that they could speak much, because of the Holy Ghost which thou hast given them." Probably no other book in history has gone through as much scrutiny as the Book of Mormon. There are those who look for any little error (as they perceive it). Yet, the book was written anciently by many people and translated and published in our day and now accepted world-wide by many millions. Had the original authors decided to not go ahead because it was not absolutely perfect, and had it not been published in our day because this word or that word wasn't translated exactly or the printer back in the 1830s might have made a mistake (and he made many) when type-setting the pages for print, we would have lost a treasure. This is an excellent point. There will always be mistakes and flaws in everything we do. This reminds me of a comment made by an ancient American historian-prophet who wrote on the plate that were later translated as the "Book of Mormon, Another Witness of Jesus Christ" when he said, "And I said unto him, Lord: the Gentiles will mock at these things, because of our weakness in writing; for Lord thou hast made us mighty in word by faith, but thou hast not made us mighty in writing; for thou hast made all this people that they could speak much, because of the Holy Ghost which thou hast given them."

Probably no other book in history has gone through as much scrutiny as the Book of Mormon. There are those who look for any little error (as they perceive it). Yet, the book was written anciently by many people and translated and published in our day and now accepted world-wide by many millions.

Had the original authors decided to not go ahead because it was not absolutely perfect, and had it not been published in our day because this word or that word wasn't translated exactly or the printer back in the 1830s might have made a mistake (and he made many) when type-setting the pages for print, we would have lost a treasure.

]]> By: BookSneeze: Free Books for Bloggers http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-43693 BookSneeze: Free Books for Bloggers Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:01:45 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-43693 [...] Nelson Book Review Bloggers” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. However, in the spirit of “permanent beta,” I wanted to get something launched rather than wait for the perfect [...] [...] Nelson Book Review Bloggers” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. However, in the spirit of “permanent beta,” I wanted to get something launched rather than wait for the perfect [...]

]]> By: Jen http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-43644 Jen Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:35:56 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-43644 I just launched an utterly skeletal blog site for the very same reason: if I waited until I had it all how I want it, I would never do anything with it! There's balance in everything of course, and premature actions can get you in a lot of trouble in some cases. But it many times we just need to do SOMETHING, and worry about the details as we go. Good post! I just launched an utterly skeletal blog site for the very same reason: if I waited until I had it all how I want it, I would never do anything with it!

There's balance in everything of course, and premature actions can get you in a lot of trouble in some cases. But it many times we just need to do SOMETHING, and worry about the details as we go.

Good post!

]]> By: @ivospigel http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-43639 @ivospigel Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:32:21 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-43639 I mostly disagree with this post. Yes - perfecting things to death can be an excuse for procrastinating... although Apple has done quite well with Jobs insisting that the Mac, iPod, iPhone etc. etc. be "perfect". But regarding software, from my point of view the GMail case is a case where an extremely popular and powerful company can afford to keep a free product in beta for years. It's more a case of avoiding "formal responsibility" and being unwilling to *really* stand by your product than anything else. Of course Google can afford to behave like that - but most smaller software companies would - and should - get beaten over the head for that. When the product is ready for prime time it needs to *ship*, not be in "beta" for years. That doesn't mean it doesn't evolve and change over time, far from that. It also doesn't mean procrastination or lack of innovation or anything like that - it simply means responsibility for your product towards your customers. As long as it's in beta, you can always say - if anything goes wrong - "Dude - we didn't make any guarantees. This is a beta product." When I asked some Google folks directly about this GMail (in my opinion) fiasco, they mumbled something about "constant innovation". Pure BS, if you ask me. So - keep it in beta while it's in beta. And when you're ready to stand by it - "ship" it or take it out of beta or whatever your distribution model is. Just - please - don't keep it in beta for years... I mostly disagree with this post. Yes – perfecting things to death can be an excuse for procrastinating… although Apple has done quite well with Jobs insisting that the Mac, iPod, iPhone etc. etc. be "perfect".
But regarding software, from my point of view the GMail case is a case where an extremely popular and powerful company can afford to keep a free product in beta for years. It's more a case of avoiding "formal responsibility" and being unwilling to *really* stand by your product than anything else. Of course Google can afford to behave like that – but most smaller software companies would – and should – get beaten over the head for that.
When the product is ready for prime time it needs to *ship*, not be in "beta" for years. That doesn't mean it doesn't evolve and change over time, far from that. It also doesn't mean procrastination or lack of innovation or anything like that – it simply means responsibility for your product towards your customers. As long as it's in beta, you can always say – if anything goes wrong – "Dude – we didn't make any guarantees. This is a beta product."
When I asked some Google folks directly about this GMail (in my opinion) fiasco, they mumbled something about "constant innovation". Pure BS, if you ask me.
So – keep it in beta while it's in beta. And when you're ready to stand by it – "ship" it or take it out of beta or whatever your distribution model is. Just – please – don't keep it in beta for years…

]]> By: WKevinG http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-43638 WKevinG Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:28:59 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-43638 Uh, thank you. I needed that. In the worst way. I have become paralyzed too many times hoping and praying that I've gotten everything perfect. Often, I never get around to getting it done at all. Being a geek and a developer and a blogger...well, when I actually get around to it...I can totally appreciate this concept of permanent beta. Even more so as a human being in need of grace. God is faithful and He will complete the work, He will remove the "beta" label on my life. I love this verse. <a href="http://read.ly/Phil1.6.MSG" target="_blank">http://read.ly/Phil1.6.MSG</a> Uh, thank you. I needed that. In the worst way. I have become paralyzed too many times hoping and praying that I've gotten everything perfect. Often, I never get around to getting it done at all. Being a geek and a developer and a blogger…well, when I actually get around to it…I can totally appreciate this concept of permanent beta. Even more so as a human being in need of grace. God is faithful and He will complete the work, He will remove the "beta" label on my life. I love this verse. http://read.ly/Phil1.6.MSG

]]> By: John Richardson http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-43482 John Richardson Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:38:01 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-43482 Back when I started blogging in 2005, there were about a dozen good templates for Wordpress and about three that would work for my blog. I used to change templates in just a few minutes. Now there are hundreds, with all sorts of plugins, widgets, and SEO hacks. With that many choices, its hard to make any choice at all. If you have a current blog with lots of posts, It can take days to change things over if you move to one of the more advanced templates. I've been following your changeover and I'm impressed. You actually took it down for four days and brought it up with nary a hiccup. It was nice of you to blog about the conversion and the time you had to spend modifying pictures etc. I will be updating soon,but this time I want to bring someone on board like you did that knows Wordpress inside and out. It like hiring an editor to edit your book... they see things that you can't. Thanks for the inspiration! My recent post <a href="http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/successbeginstoday\/BHWQ\/~3\/5YSbM55jZcE\/" target="_blank">Set a 12 Week Goal</a> Back when I started blogging in 2005, there were about a dozen good templates for WordPress and about three that would work for my blog. I used to change templates in just a few minutes. Now there are hundreds, with all sorts of plugins, widgets, and SEO hacks. With that many choices, its hard to make any choice at all. If you have a current blog with lots of posts, It can take days to change things over if you move to one of the more advanced templates.
I've been following your changeover and I'm impressed. You actually took it down for four days and brought it up with nary a hiccup. It was nice of you to blog about the conversion and the time you had to spend modifying pictures etc.
I will be updating soon,but this time I want to bring someone on board like you did that knows WordPress inside and out. It like hiring an editor to edit your book… they see things that you can't.
Thanks for the inspiration!
My recent post Set a 12 Week Goal

]]> By: John Richardson http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-43480 John Richardson Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:38:01 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-43480 Back when I started blogging in 2005, there were about a dozen good templates for Wordpress and about three that would work for my blog. I used to change templates in just a few minutes. Now there are hundreds, with all sorts of plugins, widgets, and SEO hacks. With that many choices, its hard to make any choice at all. If you have a current blog with lots of posts, It can take days to change things over if you move to one of the more advanced templates. I've been following your changeover and I'm impressed. You actually took it down for four days and brought it up with nary a hiccup. It was nice of you to blog about the conversion and the time you had to spend modifying pictures etc. I will be updating soon,but this time I want to bring someone on board like you did that knows Wordpress inside and out. It like hiring an editor to edit your book... they see things that you can't. Thanks for the inspiration! My recent post <a href="http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/successbeginstoday\/BHWQ\/~3\/5YSbM55jZcE\/" target="_blank">Set a 12 Week Goal</a> Back when I started blogging in 2005, there were about a dozen good templates for WordPress and about three that would work for my blog. I used to change templates in just a few minutes. Now there are hundreds, with all sorts of plugins, widgets, and SEO hacks. With that many choices, its hard to make any choice at all. If you have a current blog with lots of posts, It can take days to change things over if you move to one of the more advanced templates.
I've been following your changeover and I'm impressed. You actually took it down for four days and brought it up with nary a hiccup. It was nice of you to blog about the conversion and the time you had to spend modifying pictures etc.
I will be updating soon,but this time I want to bring someone on board like you did that knows WordPress inside and out. It like hiring an editor to edit your book… they see things that you can't.
Thanks for the inspiration!
My recent post Set a 12 Week Goal

]]> By: Behind the Scenes of My Redesigned Blog http://michaelhyatt.com/embrace-the-concept-of-permanent-beta.html/comment-page-1#comment-42486 Behind the Scenes of My Redesigned Blog Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:26:08 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2009/10/embrace-the-conept-of-%e2%80%9cpermanent-beta%e2%80%9d.html#comment-42486 [...] I have written previously, there eventually comes a time when you have to launch. That time for me is NOW. I am sure we will [...] [...] I have written previously, there eventually comes a time when you have to launch. That time for me is NOW. I am sure we will [...]

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