I'm not sure is useful for web2.0 companies. Websites, are different. The most important thing I've learned (from the YC community) about startups is: Pick an

I'm not sure is useful for web2.0 companies. Websites, are different. The most important thing I've learned (from the YC community) about startups is: Pick an important problem to solve. Build the bare-minimum solution to that problem and get feedback. Improve iteratively. Startups are forced to grow at a rapid pace. Why? Because web2.0 companies need a large number of users before they can monetize. The only way to grow rapidly is to send a clear message. You go to reddit, and bam, you're using reddit. So, the product has to be the message.