This is true, but that mostly comes from plenty of successfully founders talking about how their first products were half-assed and barely functional. The whol

This is true, but that mostly comes from plenty of successfully founders talking about how their first products were half-assed and barely functional. The whole point is answering the question "when should you close your IDE and start trying to sell your product?" and many of us who believe in the tenants of lean startup would answer that question with "as early as possible".