Visible progress
Data driven
Momentum is something everyone feels
If you can’t see it, it doesn’t exist
Languages are powerful. They do much of the work for us
Anyone can contribute
Mistakes have no consequences. Make them
The dominant ideology of startup software development resembles the
ideology of handmade italian furniture. Code As Craft.
Insert scene from Moneyball “I like the look of this guy. He has a good
looking girlfriend. He must have good eyes.”
Occam’s Razor
Incremental progress wins
Tap into the global supply of moderately good engineers. No star system. No
“loca-chores”.