Kyle Harrison
concept

Move Fast and Break Things

Move Fast and Break Things

One-line definition: The startup ethos of prioritizing speed over caution — which, in the MEDVI story, Kyle argues has morphed into “move fast and break laws.”

How sources describe it

  • “at some point, ‘move fast and break things’ just became ‘move fast and break laws’” — the origin quote for the essay’s Move Fast and Break Laws subtitle (Corey Hoffstein, @choffstein). (source: The $1B Rorschach Test - Research)
  • Kyle’s worry: when breaking laws becomes a “respectable playbook,” it incentivizes more crimes, frauds, scams, and shortcuts — and makes the hard way (building a Durable business) less likely. (source: The $1B Rorschach Test - Research)

Where it shows up

  • The $1B Rorschach Test - Research — the essay’s subtitle and core indictment.

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