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Is your startup constantly zig-zagging? (like mine)

• adovenmuehle 14y ago
  I think the key point that this article is missing, and maybe it's just assumed by the author, is that when you're sending out the life rafts in an uncharted direction you get enough user feedback to either work the feature into your product or not.
  • hippo33 14y ago
    good pt -- yep, I didn't spell that out well, but yes, that's the pt of the rafts.
    • enra 14y ago
      I think the point came across pretty clear. Thanks for the great analogy to think about these things.
• patrickambron 14y ago
  Very powerful analogy. However, with a small team I've always felt it makes sense to have one, maybe two "rafts" at a time. You need to execute something completely to know if its effective. I've found if you are splitting your time between too many rafts, they're all going to prove to be unfruitful, regardless of their potential
  • hippo33 14y ago
    completely agree! we're in the same boat as you (pun intended) :)