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A bit of self-contradiction here:

* Product sense is everything

* Product comes first

* Sales fix everything

* Development speed is everything

* Do everything you can not to attach your self esteem to your startup

I'm reminded of a former CEO who, after careful analysis of a failing business, decided there were nine critical areas of focus for the company. (She was eventually fired.)

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I don't think it's contradictory at all. There are really three things here:

  * Make something people want
  * Ship it on time
  * If you screw up everything else but still manage to sell
    your product somehow, you'll be ok

As for the self esteem part, you don't need to disassociate yourself, but it helps for mental health. This is more of a sidenote.

This type of post often uses the Goldilocks fallacy to appear like it offers advice when it's actually restating the actual problem: the way to achieve Y is with just the right amount of X.

"A successful startup is easy: simply build the right product in the right market with the right team, and don't forget to build it at the right speed!"

I've never heard of that term, good explanation.

That's what these list things do regularly. They're just linkbait with either bullshit or obvious advice.

Which is why you're reading them, right?

I don't see what you're hinting at. I'm not their target audience.

So that's why you're reading them?

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