What popular opinion do you disagree with?

Iren from FirstHR
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Share what rule or popular advice for startups you disagree with and why.

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Success.ai
Success.ai
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I have never liked the advice, “Move fast and break things.” Sure, speed is important, but rushing often leads to sloppy work and frustrated users. I think it’s better to move fast while staying mindful, taking time to get the details right can make all the difference.
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Iren from FirstHR
@hamza_afzal_butt I completely agree, very often product advertising is not true.
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Nick from FirstHR
I don't like the popular saying, "Fake it until you make it." I don't think it's okay to deceive users and sell them a product that doesn't exist. Talking about the future of a product is great, but selling a product that doesn't exist seems like a scam to me.
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Nimesha Buvanendran
'Turn your passion into your profession' — but more people regret making that choice than you might think.
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Iren from FirstHR
@nimesha_buvanendran I agree. Sometimes a hobby should remain a hobby.
Alice Smith
Is the customer really always right, especially at the start? How do you balance that?
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Iren from FirstHR
@alicesmith It is definitely not true that the customer is always right. There is a huge amount of consumer terrorism in the modern world.
Yatheen Brahma
'' Work-life balance is about working less." I disagree. It's not about working less but working smarter, prioritizing tasks, setting boundaries, and making time for what truly matters without sacrificing productivity or personal growth.
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Iren from FirstHR
@yatheen_brahma I completely agree. For me, balance is what suits me, not more or less work.
Boyuan Qian
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I agree with “plan to fail, and fail it fast”. As a startup, our biggest advantage is being able to quickly ship and validate our ideas.
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Iren from FirstHR
@byq_qoir Ok, what do you disagree with? :)
Boyuan Qian
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@irina_ivashchinenko I do not believe hiring the “A players” as startups, instead we should hire the most suited players.
Valentine Sisman
Here is mine that I struggle to promote it as much as possible: ,,Women are naturally better at multitasking, so they should handle everything at work and home." Just because women CAN multitask doesn’t mean they SHOULD always wear more than one hat at a time.
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Tina Armasu
That work life balance and hustling are opposites. Because you cannot pout from an empty cup and if you want to hustle you need work-life balance to keep you going
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Iren from FirstHR
@tina_armasu True. We all need balance to move forward.
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