Shoestring Theory

From Daniel Keys Moran’s blog: There’s more than one right way to perform most tasks … but there are an infinite number of ways to perform a task incorrectly. Customer image from Amazon.com. DKM is a programmer and science fiction author. While Moran was talking about programming and writing in this post, the principle certainly […]

Alt.def will provide alternative definitions to phrases previously defined by Shoestring Theory. The Shoestring Theory: the theory that most businesses and projects can be launched on a shoestring budget and still succeed. Usually used with the definite article “the”. Contrast with “shoestring theory” as used with the indefinite article “a”. The shoestring theory has guided […]

A mysterious supplier who can beat my prices on every item I carry, but is always out of stock. A routine email for me to receive: “Hi, I usually buy this product at five percent of what you are selling it for, but my supplier is currently out of stock (shocking! –ed). Would you be […]

an idea that you suspect is true based on personal experience or anecdotal evidence, but for which little or no evidence exists to prove its validity. A primary function of the internet is to facilitate the development and growth of shoestring theories.