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That's a very interesting point. I agree it is important to take care that you are expressing things in the way you intend, and also that the important thing is
by joelg87 16y ago
That's a very interesting point. I agree it is important to take care that you are expressing things in the way you intend, and also that the important thing is to not let it get to the point where you don't do anything with it, i.e. you don't "ship".
There is a very interesting comment on the blog:
There is a compound effect of not getting started. The longer something takes to 'get out there' the higher the expectations are of the user, and often the owner.
The mentality goes like this "it's taken 1 year to build, therefore we've got to make sure it's perfect", this delays things further.
As long as you aren't releasing quickly as an excuse for accepting a product, service or blog post which is poorly thought out, 'ship quickly' is a great mentality to go by.
I think that's a key point to think about with the whole "be sure you are expressing yourself as you intend", since whilst I agree it's important, I also think that the key is to make sure you ship, and I definitely think that the longer you delay the more likely you are to think it needs to be to a very high standard.
I'd love to hear what do you think about this quote from LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman:
"If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late."
Although I guess being embarrassed is not quite the same as expressing yourself in a way you don't intend.