Tags: Startup
speed is probably the biggest advantage a startup has. and most of it is not about working more hours. it’s about not doing the wrong things.
the shortest path
- there are often much easier, but less fun and less cool solutions
- always ask: is this really the easiest and fastest way to do it?
- ship fast, always. pareto. 80% of the value for 20% of the work, then iterate
- this goes back to the customer. what has the biggest impact for the customer? work on that. nothing else
brutal focus
- get rid of everything distracting.
- kill things that don’t work.
- one person owns a topic. then nobody else has to spend brainpower on it
use the best tools
keep asking yourself: are we really using the newest technology, or are we working with old tools out of habit? the tools change every few months right now. that’s a huge advantage if you actually use it.
timing
whoever tells a story first gets to tell it for free. if a topic is about to blow up, being early is worth more than being perfect.