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David Heinemeier Hansson-Unlearn Your MBA (Entire talk)

Entrepreneurship.org · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails and partner at 37signals, argues that planning is guessing and startups should focus on today. He says constraints are an advantage and that startups can bootstrap profitably in sizable markets.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as the classic counterpoint to Silicon Valley growth-at-all-costs startup thinking.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “His talk "How to unlearn your MBA" in particular was fantastic in providing a counterpoint to Silicon-valley style Startups”

    Counterpoint to Silicon Valley startup thinking, bootstrapping in sizable markets

    sarabande, 2017-09 · Strong recommendation · in “YC’s Essential Startup Advice”

  2. “very controversial but incredible talk by @DHH of Basecamp/Hey”

    Profit-over-growth thinking for businesses that don't need scale

    AgloeDreams, 2020-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Do things that don't require scale”

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Topics: dhh, 37signals, bootstrapping, startups, mba critique, profitability

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