If you’re not shipping, you’re dying
As a startup, it is death to think too long, wait too long, try to be too perfect. If you’re not shipping you’re dying. So many of my life lessons in startupland are about this topic, I have written about it 20 times with different headlines. It is one of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned about starting a startup.
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- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 110 Starting a startup
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 107.012 Philosophy - Stoicism - Today is all I have
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 107.018 Philosophy - Stoicism - Time to get to work
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.007 Life Lessons - A man who procrastinates in his choosing
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.015 Life Lessons - Don't wait for anybody. Just do your thing. They will understand.
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.021 Life Lessons - If you're not growing you're dying
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.026 Life Lessons - Perfection is the enemy of done
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.041 Life Lessons - When it counts is BEFORE all hell breaks loose
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.051 Life Lessons - It's time to stop fucking around
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.056 Life Lessons - Control the inputs not the outcomes
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 116.072 Life Lessons - Simple is better - always
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 110.012 Startups - Launch early, iterate fast
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 128.002 Management - Trade-off between time and quality
- 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying to 128.009 Management - My performance is measured by the output of my team
- 107.028 Philosophy - The only way is through to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 116.021 Life Lessons - Finish what you start to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 116.021 Life Lessons - If you're not growing you're dying to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 116.105 Life Lessons - Learn the lesson, forget the pain to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 131.013 Leadership - Never let the crowd make your decisions to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 131.016 Leadership - Show don't tell to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 131.017 Leadership - Focus on the process, not the outcome to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 131.020 Leadership - Continuous improvement in fundamentals and details to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying
- 133.009 Hiring - Can I trust this developer to 110.003 Startups - If you're not shipping you're dying