@sama what if the goal of the startup’s product is to make the process of other companies better? #justtrolling

@sama great insight, but that deserves blog post. improving process feels like it needs to be a hobby and what do you mean by substance?

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RT @sama: startups that value process over substance usually fail. this is also one reason companies often get worse as they get bigger

@KyleTibbitts @sama could not agree more. Too many startups fall into this trap

@sama Truth…but as companies get bigger almost unavoidable to re-prioritize the relative value of process

@sama agreed with corp process. But does chasing latest framework or tech count as process? Certainly see lots of that in startups.

@sama Is "substance" related to Peter Thiel's "Don't fuck up the culture" message?

@sama Aka - the tech management plague. Too many process police, not enough eng autonomy; Which is the result of VERY LOW barrier to entry.

@sama I think that's a false dichotomy. Good process and good substance go hand in hand.