I responded to the following question over on Quora:
(1) Does the “fail fast” philosophy mean we’re letting down our customers? – Quora.
There’s a misconception that “Fail Fast” means “Fail Big.” On the contrary. Failing fast means you can gather information fast enough and in small enough bites that you don’t make a splash. Failing fast is the opposite of failing big. Read more to find out why and how we employ a Fail Fast mantra a Realtidbits.