Three People for Version 1
If you are writing a software product, and you need more than three people for your version 1, you should strip some features from your first version or get better people, says Jason Fried
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- If you can?t build your version 1 with three people, then 1. you need different people, or 2. you need to slim down your version 1. Now, before I get yelled at, this doesn?t apply to every project, but I do believe it applies to the majority. And sure, if you are building a weapons system, a nuclear control plant, a banking system for millions of customers, or some other life/finance-critical system, then you may need a fourth.
- But keep it in mind: three for version 1. Remember, it?s better to make version 1 half a product than a half-assed product. Three people will keep you closer to half a product and a cleaner, tighter, simpler base on which you can grow later.
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