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Re:Find A Small Problem And Build A Simple Solution. by highace on Friday November 25, 2011 @03:27AM (#3276580)
This hit home for me. Previously we had identified a problem, but instead of just getting out there and getting started with the quickest working solution, we spent ages building a fully comprehensive service that did it all and more. The outcome: we wasted resources building things we didnt need and werent used, while our competitors sailed off into the sunset.
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Re:Find A Small Problem And Build A Simple Solution. by tomblomfield on Friday November 25, 2011 @09:16AM (#3277100)
+1

This happens so often with early start-ups, including my own.

I wish someone had told me; Build something that provides an basic minimum quantum of utility. Release it immediately. Iterate.

Or maybe they did tell me, but I wasn't listening.

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