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# [I Built a Ferrari for a Skateboard: 5 Engineering Mistakes That Cost Me Months](https://blog.itsfranciscoluna.com/i-built-a-ferrari-for-a-skateboard-5-engineering-mistakes-that-cost-me-months?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

We’ve all been there. You have a great idea, and you want to build something serious. You start drawing up complex diagrams and setting up complicated systems. Before you know it, you’ve built a compl

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