[closetceo]

-Launch when your app is at a stage where it is usable with a minimal set of features then iterate on that 1st version based on your ideas and feedback from users

-On one hand: if you launch something too crude, no one will come back after their initial visit

-On the other hand: the more you wait until launching, the more you risk loosing on your investment.

-Imagine pouring money in a stock without ever seeing its performance/chart. That's what not having feedback would be like.

[johnm]

I totally agree.

The thing that I'd add is that the OP should first get feedback on the app from everybody they know to get them through that first round or two of cruft and get some user-directed focus.

[closetceo]

And btw, from what I have see so far YC seems to be a great place to launch. You get lots of early adopters who don't mind seeing a few broken links and are willing to give very pertinent feedback.