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Syed Ali Waris

What advice would you give to other product builders who are just starting out?

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Shajedul Karim
start small, release often, listen hard. your first users are gold, treasure every piece of feedback. iterate like mad. remember, finished is better than perfect.
Uladzislau Rymasheuski
@shajedulkarim_ so true. One of my previous startups failed just because we were overengineering, it have taken 4 months of our lives just to realize that we were just another product in search of (not real) problem :)
Alex von Reiche
Start testing with users as soon as you have an MVP. This includes your pitch where you can see if you're describing your solution well enough.
Alex von Reiche
@bukhari817 find communities for your niche on sites like reddit and try to gather feedback there. try to ask for specific things otherwise most users tend to give vague answers.
Romio
avoid the negativity. there will be moments of self-doubting. work through it.
André J
@romiojoseph Avoid passive aggressiveness. You can be negative as long as you do it in a non passive aggressive way. like with humour. IMO
AmazingSylvia
Bond your team closer and do not dismiss your user insights.
Erick Philbert
Talk with your users to validre your idea, go back to talk them when you start iterating your product. Alwys stay alert for user feedbacks especially from unhappy users. Also, try to recruit users who will bear with your product, because everything is messy when starting up.
Jonathan Ho
Building and talking about building are two different things. Do your user research, but build and experiment quickly!
Neel Patel
Don’t build product. Build audience first.
Aria Hall
Don't be afraid to pivot. If your initial idea isn't gaining traction, be open to change and adapt to the market demands.
Barry Zheng
Fail fast, learn faster. It's okay to make mistakes, but the key is to take them as learning opportunities. Iterative testing and getting feedback will be your best tools for improvement.