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How a Hot $100 Million Design Startup Collapsed Overnight
Uncanny Valley: Seduction and Disillusionment in San Francisco’s Startup Scene
by Anna Wiener
- “We built a heck of a product,” Springpad cofounder Jeff Janer says. “But we didn’t build the business."
from This Startup Had Over 5 Million Users And A Great Product. Then It Folded by Fast Company
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- Stephanie Bowker, co-founder of Ourspace and former VP of Marketing at Spendesk:“I honestly don't think it's the right horizon for most companies. For early stage startups it's pointless to pour a bunch of time into mapping out a 12-month plan when you need to learn and pivot on a weekly/monthly basis.”
from 🔥 Hot Take Alert #4: Annual Planning Is a Colossal Waste of Time by Adam Fishman
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