But how could both be true?
- “Never give up” is about conviction in a problem worth solving.
- “Fail fast” is about current bets on that journey.
A third mantra: “Overnight success takes 10 years” brings them together. The overnight success is the result of killing experiments sufficiently fast, while staying long enough to prove the problem was worthwhile.
Give up on your bets when they fail. Give up on the problem only when your conviction dies.