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_qzu4 on April 8, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: What software engineers can learn from the rapid c...

That’s the problem. They had 0 need of scaling. It’s premature optimization 101.

aidaman on April 9, 2022 [–]

nail it, then scale it

_qzu4 on April 10, 2022 | [–]

Exactly, scaling doesn't help you solve product-market fit. It adds operational complexity/overhead with, in this specific case, no benefits, and solidifies the product that doesn't have market fit. Watch this for a laugh: https://youtu.be/y8OnoxKotPQ

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