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Follow up question: Could it be the exact opposite of what you're saying that did us in? Could it be that we spent TOO much time planning, and not enough time
by philco 14y ago
Follow up question: Could it be the exact opposite of what you're saying that did us in? Could it be that we spent TOO much time planning, and not enough time actually DOING (which leads to learning?)
I'll leave this here:
http://marshmallowchallenge.com/TED_Talk.html http://marshmallowchallenge.com/TED_Talk.html
- eksith 14y agoI saw that talk and yes, there could have been too much planning. There's a big difference between correct planning and too much planning and I wish I could point out the big glaring wall that divides the two. The honest answer is that I don't know until I've walked in your shoes. Most startups always go with : Idea > Platform > Tinkering > Launch Between Idea and Tinkering is a feedback loop with improvements. But most importantly, there has to be someone outside the loop to tell you when too much planning is going on. When you're in it, you don't see it.
- wpietri 14y agoI mentor at startup events and advise a few startups, and too much planning is definitely the most common problem. The loop you talk about is known among Lean Startup people as the build-measure-learn loop: http://lean.st/principles/build-measure-learn http://lean.st/principles/build-measure-learn The folks I see doing best are the ones with a clear vision who iterate as frequently as possible, testing their assumptions in order of risk. The right amount of planning is the smallest amount to let them learn frequently.