The Worst Outcome is a Mediocre Success

Abraham Thomaspivotal.substack.comWritten 4 min read

Thomas argues that startup experiments should be designed to succeed or fail clearly, because a mediocre result, like two sales from 100 cold calls, teaches you nothing about whether to double down.

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