I spent eighteen months building a product before asking anyone to pay — here's what the first 'no'

I spent eighteen months building a product before asking anyone to pay — here's what the first 'no' actually told me

I spent eighteen months procrastinating with a product roadmap.

That's not being thorough. That's just fear wearing a Notion doc as a costume.

The first 'no' didn't kill the idea. It told me the price point was wrong — something a year of building never could.

{fast}Just assumptions stacked on assumptions. The only test that actually matters is whether someone pulls out a card.{/fast}

One conversation where someone won't pay you is worth more than six months of code.

Startups that died from talking to customers too early: zero. I've lost count of the other kind.

Customers aren't the reward at the end. They're the starting point.

[beat] Eighteen months.

This video uses an AI voice and AI-assisted visuals. The opinions are mine.

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