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In support of the theory, we cite {{author|Peter Thiel}} — who has had the odd small success with tech innovation — whose operating assumption when considering whether to invest is that, to displace competitors and have a reasonable chance of success, a tech product should be ''an order of magnitude'' better than its competitors. Not just a ''bit'' better, but ''ten times'' better. | |||
If you want to change how people do things, ''make life easier for them''. | |||
This law is routinely ignored, at great cost to the poor [[subject matter expert]]s on whose heads [[tedium]] inevitable rains down but also, gratifyingly, on the [[software as a service]] vendor whose bright<ref>Not bright.</ref> ideas they hawk to middle managers in the legal [[chief operating office]]. | This law is routinely ignored, at great cost to the poor [[subject matter expert]]s on whose heads [[tedium]] inevitable rains down but also, gratifyingly, on the [[software as a service]] vendor whose bright<ref>Not bright.</ref> ideas they hawk to middle managers in the legal [[chief operating office]]. | ||