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- Don't fall in love with your MVP because early, low‑fidelity versions usually change dramatically after learning, so treating them as experiments prevents attachment and keeps you adaptable.
Don't fall in love with your MVP because early, low‑fidelity versions usually change dramatically after learning, so treating them as experiments prevents attachment and keeps you adaptable.
- Cut your spec aggressively when needed to ship because getting anything into the world creates momentum and feedback that fuels progress, whereas trying to perfect everything encourages perpetual delay.
Cut your spec aggressively when needed to ship because getting anything into the world creates momentum and feedback that fuels progress, whereas trying to perfect everything encourages perpetual delay.
- Keeping processes manual early makes experiments and pivots easier because non-software workflows aren’t hardcoded, so you can change the offering instantly without rewriting infrastructure.
Keeping processes manual early makes experiments and pivots easier because non-software workflows aren’t hardcoded, so you can change the offering instantly without rewriting infrastructure.
- Selling consulting or manual services early validates demand because it generates revenue and learning, but it can trap a startup because human labor doesn’t scale—without deliberate productization you risk becoming a boutique consultancy.
Selling consulting or manual services early validates demand because it generates revenue and learning, but it can trap a startup because human labor doesn’t scale—without deliberate productization you risk becoming a boutique consultancy.
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