Planning and forecasting are only accurate when based on a long, stable operating history and a relatively static environment. Startups have neither.

http://​www.​oreillygmt.​eu/​interview/​fatboy-​in-​a-​lean-​world/

For more on the large-batch death spiral, see The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen: http://bit.ly/pdflow

Most of all, we would stop wasting people’s time.

If we stopped wasting people’s time, what would they do with it? We have no real concept of what is possible.

Science came to stand for the victory of routine work over creative work,

Teams that work this way are more productive as long as productivity is measured by their ability to create customer value and not just stay busy.

Internal or external, in my experience startup teams require three structural attributes: scarce but secure resources, independent authority to develop their business, and a personal stake in the outcome.

If you did, it would read something like this: