What is more important to succeed, speed or direction?

Ankur Singh
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Roberto Gómez - Scalar.so
Direction >>>>>>>>>>>>> Speed
Eduard Metzger
That's like asking "What's more important to succeed, product or marketing?". The answer is both is important.
Andrew
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That's it, plus good timing, right timing.
Pranab Buragohain
Distribution ;)
Pavithran Chidambaram
Direction with speed ;)
Ankur Singh
@pavithran_chidambaram Ya both are important but if can choose one what would it be?
Rahul
Hi Ankur. In my opinion, identifying the correct course of action holds greater significance than speed. Once you have established that you are moving in the right direction, you can increase your pace at any time.
Shaur ul Asar
In my opinion, both speed and direction are important for success, but direction is ultimately more crucial. Moving quickly without a clear direction can lead to wasted time, resources, and missed opportunities.
Johny burg
Direction.
Steven Birchall
Direction. No point being fast if you're going in the wrong direction.
Tanzirul Huda
Both speed and direction are important to succeed. Speed helps you to get to your destination faster, while direction helps you to get to the right destination. The ideal is to have both speed and direction working together in harmony.
James Brazil
Both; once you have a direction go that way fast as hell.
Konok Nazmul
Direction and patience I believe.
Hossein Yazdi
In my personal experience, direction matters most. There were times when I rushed in finishing a particular task and spent days on it, however, as time passed on I noticed that I'm left behind many important other tasks that should have been done simultaneously just because I was so concerned with finishing that job quickly, I neglected the importance of other works.
Thomas Boulesteix
Agility and resilience! It is key to adapt and pivot
Hugo DEVEZE 🏴‍☠️
Speed is useless if you don't get direction. With direction, you can go fast or slow depending on periods, but you know where you're going and so you never stop.
Charlie Kor
It's speed for me. Even if I direct in the wrong direction. There is still time to correct with speed
Peyt Spencer Dewar
Steady velocity, which is defined by both
Nuno Reis
@singh_ankur I think direction. If you know where you are going, most markets are big enough that even if you move slowly you can get a small piece of it. It is just a different path, but I've seen many successful companies be built slowly over time. Maybe not that good for the VC game. But they did have a clear path they were following, and they followed it well :)
Shailendra Singh
The context is the stage. If you are building a product. [1] Pre-MVP, direction [2] MVP live, still direction [3] MVP to the first $1M is your PMF, still don't lose direction [4] PMF is discovered i.e. $1M to $xM, speed speed speed