Early Release
There is a time value to money. A dollar today is, theoretically, worth more than a dollar tomorrow because we can make use of it. If we invest it, then it becomes more than a dollar. We might not see that value in a single day, of course. And we might not take advantage of having the dollar in our pocket. If it just sits there, unused, we’ve squandered that time value.
What happens, though, if you release a little bit of new functionality and it starts earning a little bit of income while you continue to develop the rest of the functionality you ultimately want? You’ll still be spending for development at the same rate, but a tiny bit of that cost will be offset by the value earned by the early release. If you keep doing that, ...
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