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> The period of 2004 to the 20-teens will be viewed as the era of... the lean startup. Does this mean that the success of lean approaches will not extend to ne
by emilong 10y ago
> The period of 2004 to the 20-teens will be viewed as the era of... the lean startup.
Does this mean that the success of lean approaches will not extend to next cycle? I.e. that they're only applicable to the current "bits-based" businesses?
- Swizec 10y agoI know a few people who run IoT startups. When creating a new version of your piece of hardware involves shipping the designs off to China, getting the hardware back, checking that it's correct (repeat until actually correct), and then pulling "Yes, mass produce" ... before you even have anything consumer facing. Basically, each "iterate" takes a few months and many thousands of dollars. Lean kind of stops being all that lean. Lean is easy in software. Thinking before doing is important in hardware.