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> first tries at something big

That'll be the Second-system effect ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-system_effect ).

If you've previously had a manager who vetoed your doohickies then there's a risk that some get implemented by your startup. Any of them could be a scalability nightmare.




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