Daf Yomi
Menachot 70 · Startup voice, On-ramp
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The founder’s dilemma is rarely about starting from zero; it is about scaling what already exists. You have a product, a process, or a codebase—the "main growth"—that you have already vetted, compliance-checked, and launched. Then, you decide to pivot or expand, effectively "replanting" that core asset into a new market or a new feature set. The dilemma hits when the new growth begins to sprout.
Do you treat this iteration as a fresh entity that requires a full compliance audit, or do you rely on the "tithing" you already performed on the original version? In Menachot 70, the sages debate whether the initial "tithing" (the compliance or validation of your MVP) covers the subsequent growth.
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