Everyone has ideas.
Most of them die in notebooks, group chats, or "one day" conversations.
Business doesn't reward who thought of it first.
It rewards who moved first.
You don't need clarity.
You need movement.
Execution creates clarity - not the other way around.
Mistakes? Good.
That means you're actually in the arena, collecting real feedback instead of imaginary opinions.
While others are:
Overthinking every detail
Perfecting logos no one will see
Waiting to feel "ready"
Asking for validation
You're shipping.
You're selling.
You're getting punched by reality - and adapting faster.
Failing fast isn't a weakness.
It's a speed advantage.
Every mistake you make early becomes:
Data you can act on
Experience you can't buy
An unfair edge over slow thinkers
The people with the same idea as you?
They're still talking about it.
You're already on version 3 while they're stuck on version 0, debating fonts and colors.
Momentum beats perfection.
Speed beats comfort.
Action beats confidence.
Execution first.
Feedback second.
Refinement third.
Move now.
Fix later.
Win sooner.
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good idea, but how to make sure you are in a right direction
collective mistakes didn't give you up on your trajectory. what are you working on?
"Execution creates clarity - not the other way around" - this line is the whole post.
The trap I've seen (and fallen into) is treating planning as a substitute for doing. You can spend weeks researching the "right" approach when 2 days of building would've taught you more.
The nuance I'd add: speed without direction burns you out. The real skill is knowing which version of "move fast" applies - sometimes it's shipping an MVP, sometimes it's one focused conversation with a potential user. Both are execution, but different contexts.
What's your take on when to slow down vs. push through?
push through when the system works (by order/service) slow down if there's no demand (vs supply) on the first 3 months of launch . what are you working on?
Love that framework - demand signal as the throttle.
Building Demogod (demogod.me) - AI voice agents that guide users through product demos in real-time. Instead of tooltips or docs that nobody reads, an actual voice walks them through step by step.
We noticed the same pattern you're describing: the first 3 months revealed where users actually got stuck vs. where we thought they'd get stuck. Completely different drop-off points.
What's keeping you busy these days?
i've been building something to fix exactly that part in startup journey, where you have an idea but not sure what to do next.
checkout eze - https://eze.lovable.app/
eze converts vague startup ideas to clear defined execution roadmaps, within your context [student/working, bootstrap/funded, time until launch, team size, etc]
its in building stage, but you can join waitlist to be our early member!
this is freaking cool. let me see!
Its absolute true. Do you have any idea to kill that complicated part in start up journey?
Fail fast, the more failures you collect at a faster rate the more near you will be. What are you working on?
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