Reducing Product Risk and Removing the MVP Mindset
I originally wrote this piece internally at Eventbrite and thought it might be valuable to folks who do not work at Eventbrite as well. Slightly edited to remove Eventbrite jargon.What is the righ
«As Henry Ford allegedly said, “If I’d asked customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.” »
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