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Being able to solve problems outside of your domain knowledge is a very good skill to have. Especially, in start ups.

This manifesto implicitly states that you're either an expert, or a person with broad skills. Why can't one be both: an expert with broad skills ?

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It's very important to be both. One needs to be aware of the breadth of knowledge. One also needs to be aware of how deep knowledge in one small area can go. Being an expert in a few things with broad familiarity in other fields is the only practical way to accomplish this.

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