So much of startup advice is essentially "focus more and go faster". But as always, it's not that simple.

As with anything in life, the devil is in the details, and wisdom is found by applying the right advice in the right context.

It is certainly true that you should execute your overall strategy with an appropriately high degree of hustle and ambition. This is essential to scaling fast and bending the curve up and to the right.

It is also certainly true that you need to break the problem you're working on (and the product releases you need to make) into small, lovable iterations that you can ship with a degree of expediency.

However, you must execute each tactical step with a degree of care and precision that sometimes requires you to slow down for a few moments or even a few days. This added time will allow you to properly think through the details and implications before you act.

Without this kind of precision, you risk making costly mistakes, thrashing your team, and essentially spinning your wheels while standing in place.