Move Fast and Break Things
moov fast and brayk thingzphrase
What it means
A management philosophy in which the moving is done by founders and the breaking is done by everybody else.
What it actually means
We will cause harm and call it velocity.
How it is used in a sentence
"We're still very much a move fast and break things company."
Filed under
Digital Existentialism — Ideas that were briefly worth billions, explained by people who are briefly employed.
Bafflegab — The phrase means nothing. We are ridiculing it.
Related entries
Manifesto
Digital Existentialismman-ih-FES-tohnounBafflegab
A document explaining why existing law, ethics and social norms do not apply to a company that has not yet made anything.
Real meaningWe are going to break things and would like to be thanked for it.
Ship It
Digital Existentialismship itphraseBafflegab
A call to release unfinished software, on the theory that users are an acceptable substitute for testing.
Real meaningWe are out of time.