The Achilles heel of the lean startup

Will all the talk of Lean Startup, something about it just doesn't sit right with me. Maybe it's the obsession with metrics, or maybe it's about people's obsession with the "recipe for success".

I've had this conversation with some close friends who were hellbent on build, measure, learn like it was some math formula that would make your startup work. I work on feeling. There are a lot of times the numbers don't line up right away but I know it's not time to give up. (In all honesty, I am not well versed in the art of giving up at the right time)

Bottom line is, a lot of times new theories appear to be a panacea but they're far from it. Even good ones. If startups really were that formulaic, then you could replace the people with bots at some point, which I hope won't be happening anytime soon. (or maybe there's an analytics startup there, which sends you a text message to "Pivot Now")