[j_baker]

...except that's not what the author is talking about. He's talking about scaling the company (including the product for people) too early.

[yesimahuman]

> 70% of startups scaled prematurely along some dimension. While this number seemed high, this may go a long way towards explaining the 90% failure rate of startups

My point was for the younger startups that are surely part of his failure group. They scale their systems instead of their product because it's easier. You're right though, he talks more about larger, more mature startups.