Startups · 2h ago
Validate Before You Build: MVP Lessons from a Failed Launch
A developer spent three months building a product with authentication, payments, and dark mode, only to get 27 visitors and zero signups. The core mistake was never validating whether anyone actually had the problem or would pay to solve it. Now the author advocates talking to 10 people, building mockups, charging from day one, and killing bad ideas fast.
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This is a classic indie-hacker cautionary tale, but the advice is timeless: AI makes building easy, but figuring out what to build remains the hard part.
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