An antithesis to the MVP. https://www.themitycompany.com/post/building-something-great

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really interesting read, especially in light of Nikita Bier's recent tweet: https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1800197768981762396

I appreciate the nuanced take in the linked article a bit more than Nikita's

imo "launch and then iterate" is sometimes good advice and sometimes bad

Could not agree more

YC's "iterate and test quickly" is startup dogma at this point. Most of the ideas that can succeed with that strategy have been tried

Leaves an opportunity for different approach: long-term strategic thinking, obsessive founders

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I've previously talked about what I think is "broken" with startup dogma

as I see it, the issue is that startups that need "launch and then iterate" have a well-developed playbook, esp. in a venture-backed context

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open source / build in public

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but otoh, some startups need more of a "build it and they will come" mentality, and this is who I think Nikita is talking to

I think there's a big oppo in venture here. these projects take a lot more $$ to test, so it doesn't always make sense in a venture-backed context

but if there's a big enough upside...

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I've previously talked about what I think is "broken" with startup dogma

as I see it, the issue is that startups that need "launch and then iterate" have a well-developed playbook, esp. in a venture-backed context

https://warpcast.com/ashoat.eth/0x38a0be96