I’m inclined to agree, but it seems fair to admit that there’s a survivorship bias going on here. My hypothesis is that projects that go on to require years of

I’m inclined to agree, but it seems fair to admit that there’s a survivorship bias going on here. My hypothesis is that projects that go on to require years of enhancement and maintenance have survived an initial window of people losing interest or getting distracted by another idea. Projects that demonstrate value within a very short time of their conception are likely to survive this early period. Im not saying it’s rational to skip three days of early development for months of effort down the line, just that it happens.