Perhaps for software development, but not for product development. Often as or more important to a product is finding out how it works for real users, and rapid

Perhaps for software development, but not for product development. Often as or more important to a product is finding out how it works for real users, and rapidly prototyping and disseminating builds is a good way to do that. While software engineering is hard as a discipline, I don't feel it is the hardest part of building a startup.