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by zelphirkalt 856 days ago
Often a feature pressure of "ship next week" is due to bad management and planning though. Often engineers already foresaw similar needs and were told no before. Then suddenly it is urgent.
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> Often a feature pressure of "ship next week" is due to bad management and planning though

while thats usually true, it can also be a result of rapid customer feedback. what customers want might not be apparent till you put it in front of them. bad managers are one thing but if you're a startup, its more about responding to customer needs faster than the incumbent can.

I agree and that's why I no longer want to work for startups or any company with "urgency" culture.