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Nope. That’s what self-important engineers will tell themselves, but it doesn’t make it remotely true. You’re patting yourself on the back for throwing together a CRUD app and burning through a bajillion dollars on AWS.


>> Counterpoint: Code does matter, in the early days too!

>> It matters more after you have PMF, but that doesn't mean it doesn't matter pre-PMF.

>> After all, the code is a step-by-step list of instructions on solving a specific pain point for a specific target market.

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> Nope. That’s what self-important engineers will tell themselves, but it doesn’t make it remotely true. You’re patting yourself on the back for throwing together a CRUD app and burning through a bajillion dollars on AWS.

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