The new image says: we took a lot of venture capital and there's not enough money in knowledge services. We've got returns to generate. We're going to sell you something, and hey we <3 people who code ("we less than three people who code"), we swear.
The old image (from 2015, when they were still in their prime) says: we're a knowledge service, we have a knowledge mission and that's what we're all about. Few frills, let's get to learning and sharing.
Do you suppose their tag line is revealing how few people at Stack actually still code? It's all MBAs now I suppose. Or maybe it means their new organization is less than the value of three people who code.
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A big tell on this, is their homepage is no longer about the Q&A platform.
The new stack: https://i.imgur.com/RkzckLF.png
The old stack: https://i.imgur.com/kY1kkAi.png
The new image says: we took a lot of venture capital and there's not enough money in knowledge services. We've got returns to generate. We're going to sell you something, and hey we <3 people who code ("we less than three people who code"), we swear.
The old image (from 2015, when they were still in their prime) says: we're a knowledge service, we have a knowledge mission and that's what we're all about. Few frills, let's get to learning and sharing.
Do you suppose their tag line is revealing how few people at Stack actually still code? It's all MBAs now I suppose. Or maybe it means their new organization is less than the value of three people who code.
Exactly, it's a switch from "we are people who code, no bullshit" to "we <3 people who code" with the cute marketing-compatible techish <3.
I chuckled :)