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And how much of that is due to Theranos being a medical company? You need to play a clean game when lives are at stake.
by bronson 11y ago
And how much of that is due to Theranos being a medical company? You need to play a clean game when lives are at stake.
- saalweachter 11y agoDerailing, that's my biggest ":-/" with the Silicon Valley start-up "move fast and break things" culture. If we as software engineers want to work on problems that matter, and not just dating apps and ad networks, we can't have a work ethic that encourages us to ignore troublesome laws and regulations and launch half-baked MVPs with a plan to maybe fix problems as they arise in future iterations. Sure, work smart, automate all the boring shit, but your automation has to be correct. Sure, focus on a MVP to get off the ground -- but make sure your product is viable, and correct across the minimum set of features. Even when we are working quickly, sparsely, we should be laying good foundations for the future. We shouldn't be lazy conmen selling poisonous snake-oil.