The article cited the quoted as an example of 'fake it before you make it'. My example is how I tried that, starting 'lean' - handling some procedures by hand

The article cited the quoted as an example of 'fake it before you make it'. My example is how I tried that, starting 'lean' - handling some procedures by hand at first in lieu of writing a web interface and backend. Part of the problem was my partner and I were learning to work together, but mainly lack of time. This was compounded by a Catch-22 situation: I lacked time to automate due to how much time it took to handle manually. The business was growing very rapidly while we were trying to expand features for the public as well as automate management procedures. It was my first successful venture and having failed to do this right, I learned my lesson.