"You're doing it, but in some subtle but very important way that's not at all obvious to you, you're doing it wrong."
How many tech startup patterns fit that? That's a sign that either the pattern does not generalize well or it's snake oil.
How many tech startup patterns fit that? That's a sign that either the pattern does not generalize well or it's snake oil.
However, there are many products which allow users to enter into a beta or test group, where they are the willing subjects to their experiments (in exchange for the latest shiny new stuff). This has the aspect of consent, leaving the 'stable ring' free of such variability. The fact that google and many startups are not using such consent and offering stability, doesn't mean it can't be done or isn't done.
Doesn't that exact statement describe how Agile (or many other concepts, really) is used in a lot of companies? There's nothing wrong with it in principle, but practice is all over the place.