Raza Jaffri on Twitter: "@pmarca not necessarily. Firstly, "success" is subjective. Market success can be driven by many other factors. @othman @hunterwalk"

Hunter Walk ‏@hunterwalk Jun 19

Can a product few use ever be considered "well designed?" Are acceptance & scale prerequisites for great design or challenges to design?
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Marc Andreessen ‏@pmarca Jun 19

@hunterwalk What about products that tons of people use that are obviously terribly "designed"?
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Hunter Walk ‏@hunterwalk Jun 19

@pmarca certainly don't think mass use has to = good design. But good design = usability, & scale often = usability challenges
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Marc Andreessen ‏@pmarca Jun 19

@hunterwalk How does one square the importance of design for success with the success of Craigslist?
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Othman Laraki ‏@othman Jun 19

@hunterwalk @pmarca Good design is diff than aesthetics. IMO CL was well designed for its time and purpose. Eg email loop for auth...
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Marc Andreessen ‏@pmarca Jun 19

@othman @hunterwalk Do we therefore know good design by its resulting market success? Success means the design was good?
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Raza Jaffri ‏@jaffri Jun 19

@pmarca @othman @hunterwalk market success might be the result of first mover, good tech, solid sales & marketing function, etc.
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