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Re:Ask HN: How bad should the code be in a startup? by underdeserver on Sunday June 07, 2020 @12:58PM (#23448711)
> But would you have found product-market fit if you had been able to iterate faster, try more ideas out and didn't spend 50% of your time fighting fires? Almost definitely.

I wouldn't say definitely, but your chances would be way better.

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Re:Ask HN: How bad should the code be in a startup? by tikhonj on Sunday June 07, 2020 @01:19PM (#23448880)
Haha, yes, that's exactly what I meant to say, but messed up the wording. There are no guarantees, but you can improve your chances by making it easier to iterate.
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