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Didn’t Slack do that exact thing, but the other way around, and are now worth 20 billion?



The founder even did it twice. The last time he set out to make a video game, he came out the other end with Flickr


According to its inventor, Scrum™ was created to manage a team of dysfunctional COBOL programmers at a bank[1], not to find a Product/Market Fit (PM/F).

Instead of using an SDLC methodology here, use one of the relevant product frameworks for that, but needless to say, there is a large element of luck here, as finding a PM/F isn't guaranteed.

Usually you use low-tech SDLCs like Scrum/SAFe at the places that already have found PM/F, or those relying on violence (aka "taxation") as their main business model (e.g. military/government/public sector).

The only PM/F Scrum Inc found is how to make bazillions from useless certifications and training.

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[1] Scrum | Dr Jeff Sutherland | Talks at Google

https://youtu.be/2L1oBLTICx4?t=1217


Plus they ended up with the most elaborate Easter eggs I have seen in a web app: https://slack.com/404


While I personally don't believe it, one could easily explain it with survivorship bias.




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