tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post7378714536061712695..comments2024-03-25T22:12:49.064-07:00Comments on Gerald Weinberg's Secrets of Writing and Consulting: The Exception is the RuleGerald M. Weinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05902673055244863609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-42121759173065389112007-06-13T14:40:00.000-07:002007-06-13T14:40:00.000-07:00It occurred to me while reading your blog post abo...It occurred to me while reading your blog post about that startup that in the end startups are a triage problem. For startups, the "everything is broken" problem, in addition to being mostly emotional, comes down to doing this:<BR/><BR/>- Triage. Deal with what will make a difference. You are over-booked. Get over it.<BR/><BR/>- Satisficing. Trying to make a process or practice "right" as in beyond reproach, bullet proof, or optimum will make you nuts. The standard is: "Good enough." "Likely to be good enough for a while." and "We'll know when it stops being good enough."<BR/><BR/>- Revisit. It's a startup. What was good enough yesterday won't be today. What needed dealing with yesterday won't today. Etc.<BR/><BR/>The last twist is that everybody will have an idea about how we should do each little thing, yet none will be agreed. Until you have had the conversation about "How we will do this around here." your personally obviously right way is just an opinion. To do anything together, you have to have the conversations, lots of them actually, in a hurry. The only way you'll be able to have the conversations fast enough is with triage, satisficing and revisiting.<BR/><BR/>Not that I've done this much.Jim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824981079885202606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-5861598563668873682007-06-13T14:31:00.000-07:002007-06-13T14:31:00.000-07:00First of 2 - It never occurred to me to use the ye...First of 2 - It never occurred to me to use the yellow pages as an Oracle, essentially a divination aid. Brilliant!<BR/><BR/>I have used my bookshelves, full of domain-related books this way. I've also sometimes brought a book, album or toy with me to a client site without being able to articulate why. The items I bring like this have always been helpful.<BR/><BR/>The yellow pages? Brilliant.Jim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824981079885202606noreply@blogger.com