"... but it does seem contrary to the startup mentality. ..." Joel is a pretty smart businessman and a lot of the articles are written within the management of

"... but it does seem contrary to the startup mentality. ..." Joel is a pretty smart businessman and a lot of the articles are written within the management of an established software company frame of mind. Remember that: - FogCreek is not a startup - FogBugz has a long ship cycle - products developed are mature - code base is being used over a long time frame - good software takes 10 years anyway ~ http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000017.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000017.html Quite the antithesis of what you might associate with Startups discussed here.