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by alexshye 4758 days ago
Yeah, the biggest thing I’ve been trying to do is minimize the prototyping, and try to fail fast.

It is difficult to tell the difference between failing, and not trying hard enough.I feel it is a gut decision that should get better with time.

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Most business ideas will work eventually, if given enough time. Good ideas, on the other hand, tend to get traction quickly.

For me, I test a lot of ideas. Most of the stuff I do takes minimal time and resources so that if it fails, it doesn't hurt too bad. I'm always testing.

In your experience, how quickly is "quickly"?
Quickly is unscientific but very intuitive. It's determined by things like my energy levels, my finances, how well the launch is going, any new information I've received since launch - many factors. I can always go back and revisit the project later if I want.