[duopixel]

I'm frankly quite tired of these "here is what you should do" articles in entrepreneurship. There is no best way to do it, just better or worse strategies given a set of circumstances. It just happens that—for the most part—many web startups share very similar circumstances.

1. Anything that can't be re-deployed easily (hardware, desktop software, print) should be near damn perfect from day one.

2. Stealth mode applies only to very early stages, because you're so small your competitors couldn't care less about you.

3. APIs clearly depend on the context you're working in. In many cases, they would be a waste of time and money.