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Why we picked it This one line from LinkedIn's co founder is the mindset that makes buying infrastructure feel safe: the first version is meant to be rough and early, so polishing plumbing before launch is exactly the wrong instinct. It is a quick gut check when you catch yourself gold plating parts no customer will notice. Keep it handy for the moment you are tempted to perfect the wrong thing.
If you're not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late
From Reid Hoffman (X) by Reid Hoffman 1 min
- An early version is supposed to feel embarrassing, that is the point
- Time spent perfecting commodity infrastructure delays the learning you need
- Ship, then improve based on real users rather than guesses
