Launch Now. It’s Good for You.
“Launching pretty fast almost always works.” … “Sitting around, spending a long time noodling on the idea is almost always a mistake. It’s like a form of procrastination that you can convince yourself is work.” — Paul Graham, during a mixergy.com interview
Yet another awesome entrepreneur interview from one of my favorite sites, mixergy.com. This one is with Paul Graham, the guy behind Y Combinator.
This quote really struck a chord with me. When working on personal projects, it’s always tough to take a step back, fight the urge to be a perfectionist and just pull the trigger and launch. It’s definitely a wise move to launch your startup (or website, project, or whatever it is) sooner rather than later. Get feedback, tweak and improve things as you move along. Don’t aim for perfection before day 1, because that’s simply impossible.
Here’s the video:
Amen. Convincing your partner of this isn’t always easy though.
Amen. Convincing your partner of this isn’t always easy though.