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NewTV Is the Antithesis of a Lean Startup. Can It Work?

Harvard Business Review

Given the stock market was buying “the story and vision” of anything internet, inflated expectations were more important than traditional metrics like customers, growth, revenue, or, heaven forbid, profits. Startups now had tools that sped up the search for customers, reduced time to market, and slashed the cost of development.

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