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Re:Ask HN: Is frugality underrated in startups? by free_rms on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:33PM (#25812740)
But you're only describing poorly executed / counterproductive frugality.

Spending $500 of time to save 10 bucks isn't frugality, it's idiocy.

Spending time reducing unit cost as opposed to customer acquisition or building features might be a different discussion, especially if the next marginal customer acquisition starts bumping up against your cost of services/product.

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Re:Ask HN: Is frugality underrated in startups? by pembrook on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:56PM (#25812992)
> Spending $500 of time to save 10 bucks isn't frugality, it's idiocy.

I could also argue my point about not being frugal doesn't mean "spend irrationally," but I think we're just arguing semantics in no true scotsman fashion.

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