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Bugs vs. product market fit: why startups need to build high quality products
- thedg 4y agoHey HN! Maybe other founders can relate - when you're in the earliest stages of your startup trying to find product-market fit, everyone tells you to ship fast and messy. The thinking is that you'll know you have product-market fit when users are willing to use your product even when it's janky and broken. But I think "startups can afford to have bugs" is bad advice. Startups need clarity to find product-market fit, and bugs obscure clarity. Curious to hear – what are your experiences?