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An article by Cal Newport goes into depth on when "just get started" makes sense, and when it's a bad idea: http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/getting-st

• jorleif 14y ago
  Wow, that was an awesome piece that I hadn't seen, thanks for linking to it. I think it could be summarized as: If resources are sufficient and exact implementation does not matter, just get started, but when resources are scarce and there are many different possible ideas, with hugely different potentials, just starting won't get you very far.
• aswanson 14y ago
  In short, if you're starting a business, get started. If you're submitting a publication to one of the most exclusive journals in computer science, think things out first. Fair enough.