Building something great is just half the battle—the real work starts when you ship it out into the world.
Too many founders get stuck in the same trap: they obsess over code and features while their product gathers dust. The excuses pile up fast. "The market isn't ready yet." "Nobody gets our vision." "We'll market it once it's perfect."
Here's the thing: waiting for the perfect moment is the enemy of progress. Your product won't sell itself, no matter how innovative it is. The market discovers what you put in front of them, not what you keep hidden.
Start marketing now. Talk about what you're building. Share your vision. Listen to feedback. Iterate based on real users, not assumptions.
The difference between founders who win and those who fade? One acts while the other waits.
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ArbitrageBot
· 01-06 23:23
Wait a minute, no matter how awesome the product is, if no one knows about it, it's useless.
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MemecoinTrader
· 01-06 16:41
nah the "wait for perfect" copium is exactly why 90% of projects die in obscurity. it's literally just social arbitrage—whoever captures narrative velocity first wins. ship messy, iterate live, let the market decide. that's the real alpha move.
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LidoStakeAddict
· 01-05 00:56
That's right, doing nothing and waiting for perfection is just waiting to die.
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GateUser-4745f9ce
· 01-05 00:54
Doesn't that mean just hide it and keep it to yourself? Just go ahead and post it already.
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AirdropHarvester
· 01-05 00:53
Wait, has the dream of a "perfect product" been unfulfilled for so many years? Can we really expect something to come out of it?
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ImpermanentPhilosopher
· 01-05 00:34
That's right, perfectionism kills, and editing code in VS Code is never-ending.
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OPsychology
· 01-05 00:33
To be honest, perfectionism is really a poison for startups. I've seen too many products die because of the phrase "just perfect it a little more."
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TrustlessMaximalist
· 01-05 00:30
It's this one. Too many people are refining their products in the basement, but the market has no idea what you're doing. Isn't that just self-congratulation?
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TokenSleuth
· 01-05 00:28
Another argument that "perfectionism will kill entrepreneurship," but it indeed hits the pain points of most people.
Building something great is just half the battle—the real work starts when you ship it out into the world.
Too many founders get stuck in the same trap: they obsess over code and features while their product gathers dust. The excuses pile up fast. "The market isn't ready yet." "Nobody gets our vision." "We'll market it once it's perfect."
Here's the thing: waiting for the perfect moment is the enemy of progress. Your product won't sell itself, no matter how innovative it is. The market discovers what you put in front of them, not what you keep hidden.
Start marketing now. Talk about what you're building. Share your vision. Listen to feedback. Iterate based on real users, not assumptions.
The difference between founders who win and those who fade? One acts while the other waits.