Communicated ship over perfection philosophy to engineering

Situation

Publicly communicated to the engineering team a bias toward shipping over perfection, using SpaceX as an example. Stated there will be a continued, constant bias to value shipping stuff over perfection.

Reasoning

Want to shift engineering culture toward faster delivery with acceptable imperfection. Public messaging in #engineering sets expectations for all engineers, not just leadership. The SpaceX analogy resonates - high-stakes environment that still prioritizes shipping. Addressing a cultural tendency toward over-engineering or waiting for perfection. Reinforces private messaging given to Justin and others.

Additional Context

Posted in #engineering channel visible to all 60 engineers. Follows similar messaging in private 1:1s with Justin and in Brady/Brian sync about company biggest problem being obscurity.

Observed Evidence

Direct quote from #engineering: To me, SpaceX has been one of the most inspiring companies ever created. Whats cooler than rockets. But even there, where stakes are high, they valued getting out the door over perfection. And they had failures, very public ones. But kept pushing to get things out the door. Youll see a continued, constant bias from me to value shipping stuff over perfection. Theres always time to improve things later as we go, but if we dont get things in customers hands, nothing matters.

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