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> They asked lead engineer Sebastian Brannstrom how long it would take to spec out the new product. “About two months,” he replied. They told him to have it fin
by pnathan 12y ago
> They asked lead engineer Sebastian Brannstrom how long it would take to spec out the new product. “About two months,” he replied. They told him to have it finished in two weeks.
Real nice, guys. Would 6 extra weeks have really broken the back of things that bad?
... that said, I do like Lyft a lot.
- joshfraser 12y ago2 months is generally an unacceptable amount of time to spec out an experiment at a startup. Things move faster than that. It's amazing what you can build in two weeks with the right motivation.
- eroo 12y agoIt sounds like they reverse Scotty'ed him.[0] Even the time frame is identical! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9SVhg6ZENw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9SVhg6ZENw
- klochner 12y ago2 months to spec something? That's insane, we're not talking about building the app.