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Not sure why you got downvoted. I think many makers balk at getting customers with an unpolished / unfinished product - "No one will pay for this. We need more
by shubhamjain 11y ago
Not sure why you got downvoted. I think many makers balk at getting customers with an unpolished / unfinished product - "No one will pay for this. We need more features." is the sentiment I have heard often. While I am sure that a product like Stripe might take long to get to stage where people can start using it, in many cases, it is not so hard to create the MVP in 3 - 4 months that solves atleast one pain point for lots of users.
VWO, a bootstrapped A/B testing product, started getting paying customers with a very basic interface and reports[1], and today it is a ~$10M business.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YYNebfuvLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YYNebfuvLc
- mattmanser 11y agoI don't know, HN has changed or someone's stalking my comments. Or perhaps, despite my efforts not to, it sounds like boasting. I was just trying to share my experiences of writing YC-sized apps and the time it took me, and I know better programmers than me. The thing about this is if you read about ycombinator it's all about getting a product out of the door within 3 months. And they don't expect you to have a product when you start. In a team of two they seem to say one person should be focusing on the business side, so that is one person getting a product out of the door AND get some growth in 3 months with some help from the other. They expect it themselves.
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