Why just saying “fail fast” is terrible business advice (sgignoux.tumblr.com) 1 points by sgignoux 11y ago ↗ HN
[–] VikingCoder 11y ago ↗ I feel like you explained why it's wrong by completely agreeing with how almost EVERYONE actually understands the phrase. [–] smt88 11y ago ↗ I agree. It's shorthand for people who have heard/read the longer version. You're not going to walk up to a high-school student, say, "Fail fast!", and then walk away. [–] sgignoux 11y ago ↗ Thanks for the feedback. Thinking about it, what I wrote is probably quite obvious to the usual crowd of Hacker News.
[–] smt88 11y ago ↗ I agree. It's shorthand for people who have heard/read the longer version. You're not going to walk up to a high-school student, say, "Fail fast!", and then walk away.
[–] sgignoux 11y ago ↗ Thanks for the feedback. Thinking about it, what I wrote is probably quite obvious to the usual crowd of Hacker News.
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