There is some logic behind using ‘quick and dirty’ development methodology in early stage startups. You have to be ‘quick’ to beat or stay ahead of competition. That part is a given. But do you have to live with ‘dirty’?

Acceptance of the ‘dirty’ part is often driven by the following logic.
- we dont know whether the market will really use this feature or module
- money saved on software development can be better used else where
- we’ll fix the dirty part when we get next round of funding
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Uday Walia is a seasoned technology entrepreneur who is passionate about bringing innovative new Internet products to market that make life easier and more fun. He has co-founded and led technology in three Bay Area VC funded startups. In each of these startups he built award winning technology and products that continue to be in use till today.

GetSmart.com, his first startup co-founded with Bill Fisher, was the first to market comparison shopping for credit products such as mortgages and credits cards on the Internet. Getsmart was funded by Reuters, Integral Capital Partners and private investors including partners of Goldman Sachs, and was acquired by Providian Financial.

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