Think Twice Before Adopting The ?Ship Or Die? Mentality

The "Ship or die", "Done is better than perfect", "Just ship? mantras have lately become a part of many startup conversations. The problem with these mantras is that they glorify the act of shipping while ignoring the fact that shipping is only the means to create value but not the ultimate goal of a startup. Unfortunately, repeating these mantras might have a dangerous effect. The "ship it" mentality leads many startups to do mediocre, incremental, non-important work. There?s a reason why the concept of shipping it became so pervasive. No, I?m not talking about Zuck posting pictures of internal Facebook posters on his profile although this might have an effect on younger startups.

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