Wow, what an awesome read. I gained a lot of insight from the points on prioritizing the order in which features are built, and on striving less for perfectionism when starting out.
Feel's like someone just gave me a re-orientation and a guide out of some traps I've been walking into. Strong points here.
Thank you, Michael!
Excellent article, I especially like the point you made about starting by building out the riskiest, hardest part that provides the most value.
It's better to fail fast if you realize what you thought was valuable is not something people care about.
I would fall into the same trap when building side-projects, where I'd start with busywork such as authentication, user management, settings, etc. procrastinating the hard/unclear stuff. That's a surefire way to get overwhelmed.
vishalini paliwal
Tech Founder - love to solve engineering problems and create products
Great read with practical examples. I believe the last one often impacts time to market and testing MVP's quickly. As a tech entrepreneur, I think the urgency to build and fail fast is equally important. As engineers we always want to make it perfect - but its an overkill at times.