We’re willing to file this story under “lean startup wankery,” folks.
WTF? How does "lean startup" factor into this? That seems like an odd little digression there at the end of the article.
WTF? How does "lean startup" factor into this? That seems like an odd little digression there at the end of the article.
The implication is that a slightly less lean startup would have had more design resources and wouldn't have done something so stupid.
BUT... I still believe that "lean principles" and "doing stupid things" are orthogonal ideas. Nothing about embracing lean mandates (or even suggests) doing something this lame-brained. I think it was a bit of an unreasonable jab at lean startup advocates, by the author of this piece.