Buzzwords Debunked

Move Fast and Break Things

This is a slogan from large, heavily funded tech companies about shipping quickly and accepting mistakes along the way. It works when you have spare money, spare engineers, and users who forgive you. A small business has none of that cushion, and the thing that breaks is usually payroll, billing, or a customer's trust.

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