After working almost a year with various clients and seeing them building products, I've seen firsthand how things unfold: products that grow, some that stall, others that become irrelevant, and a few that simply don't work out.
Watching these journeys I've started noticing patterns and gathered some early takeaways about what helps products succeed and what can hold them back. Here's what I'm learning so farโฆ
โถ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ - ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ.
You donโt need to build everything on day one.
Just focus on a version that works and solves one real problem.
Most people overthink and overbuild โ and lose momentum.
Make it work โ then make it better.
โถ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ.
Donโt disappear for 6 months building a full product.
Instead:
๐ Build a demo โ Show it to potential buyers (maybe get one customer) โ Gather feedback โ THEN go deep.
This one step can save yourself months of rework.**
โถ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก.
I've seen people build cool tools โ only to realize theyโre easily replaceable by OpenAI or Google.
Understand the space. Know the risks. Think long-term.
โถ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ง
Building for months without showing it to real users is a red flag.
Even small launches give you insights youโd never get from internal testing.
Put it out there. Talk to users. Improve.
โถ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ .
The best product in the world will stay invisible if youโre too shy to share it.
Marketing isnโt bragging, itโs part of the build process.
Even just sharing what youโre learning helps people connect with what youโre doing.
โถ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฉ.
You donโt need a 12-month plan.
Know where youโre going for the next few weeks. Prioritize what matters. Cut the noise.
Build โ Launch โ Learn โ Adjust โ Repeat.
The pattern I think which is most effective is:
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ โ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค โ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ โ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ
These are just early lessons, Iโm still learning, still observing.
But if youโre building something, hope this gives you a few useful nudges.