The goal of a startup is to figure out the right thing to build — the thing customers want and will pay for — as quickly as possible. - Eric Ries

This is true startup productivity: systematically figuring out the right things to build.

Os guardiões atrasam o trabalho de outras áreas funcionais por meio de avaliações, burocracia e regras rígidas. Áreas funcionais facilitadoras ajudam as equipes a acelerar seu trabalho.

Yes, MVPs sometimes are perceived as low-quality by customers. If so, we should use this as an opportunity to learn what attributes customers care about. This is infinitely better than mere speculation or whiteboard strategizing, because it provides a solid empirical foundation on which to build future products.

there is no bigger destroyer of creative potential than the misguided decision to persevere.