Building in public is weirdly uncomfortable… but necessary.
Lately I’ve realized that building something isn’t the hardest part
explaining why you’re building it is.
You start with assumptions.
Then users politely destroy them.
Then you rebuild slightly smarter, slightly humbler.
Right now, I’m focusing less on “launch hype” and more on:
listening to real feedback
watching how people actually use things
unlearning what I thought users wanted
Still early, still learning, still figuring things out.
If you’re building something too:
What’s one assumption you had that turned out to be completely wrong?
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Wherever we go, people will always lead you forward, the main thing is to find these people!
Absolutely. Finding the right people early makes all the difference the ones who are honest, not just encouraging.
Those conversations tend to shape direction far more than metrics or assumptions ever do.