I think a lot of commenters here are missing the point being made in the short story. Agile is good for startups building a product where they don't already ha

I think a lot of commenters here are missing the point being made in the short story. Agile is good for startups building a product where they don't already have a known product/market fit. It's understandable in that situation. A client of mine uses it to unburden itself with upfront design for a 3rd gen system that is well known and could easily be built with waterfall. There have been (what I would call) two false starts already. I don't see why agile is beneficial in this situation.