Startups

As developers, we like to build things. When a product manager or a user asks for a feature, our natural response is “Sure, I can do that in two days.” But every “Yes” is a commitment to maintain that code forever. The Feature Creep Trap The most successful products aren’t the ones with the most features; they’re the ones with the right features. Every button you add to a UI makes every other button slightly less important. Every branch in your code makes the next bug slightly harder to find. ...

We all wanna get from 0 to 1 (with many trailing zeros), the sooner the better. So, what’s the problem? You build something and you’re brave enough to put it out there, now what? Now you start the endless feedback loop cycle, you look at the data, analytics, user recordings, product inputs, and decide what’s the next thing that’ll make your product better then ever, it’s an iterative process that never ends. The faster you iterate, the faster you’ll get to your target. ...