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Love this guide! Curious — for people here who’ve launched something, what’s one step you wish you had taken earlier in the process? I feel like lessons learned after launch are often the richest ones.
Honestly, I wish I had started customer validation earlier — before launching, before building anything. I spent four months building the product without really knowing what people actually wanted. After launch, I realized that 70% of the features I built weren’t even needed by anyone. If I had spoken to 20–30 potential customers upfront and truly understood their real problems, I would’ve saved a massive amount of time and effort.
This resonates a lot. That gap between “what we think people need” and “what they actually need” is so real — and usually only obvious in hindsight. Appreciate you being candid about it.
Solid read — it clearly shows that for developer-founders the hardest part isn’t writing code, but getting out of the bubble, talking to users, and validating whether anyone actually needs the product.
Extraordinary masterpiece! Reading it, I felt like I condensed 10 years of my career into a single article... amazing. Thank you again for sharing this 🙏. Would you grant permission to translate this into French and reshare it, with full attribution and a direct link to the original?
I’m really glad to hear that you enjoyed the article — it truly means a lot to me! 😊
I’d be genuinely grateful if you decide to share it. Feel free to translate it into any language, share it across platforms, or use it however you like.
And if you'd prefer to have the article in PDF format, just let me know — I’d be happy to send it to you. Just share your email, and I’ll send it right over! 📩
Amazing article, kudos to your efforts and time. As a developer my biggest problem has always been finding the problem statement. Whats your way of finding problem statement worth solving?
Bro, you’ve nailed it—spot on. I was dealing with the exact same issue myself. Here’s the playbook I run with: start by tracking the stuff in your day-to-day life and your industry that keeps annoying you on repeat. Those friction points? That’s raw market data.
Next, go talk to 20–30 people who are actually in that space. If they’re running into the same problem and aren’t happy with the existing solutions, that’s a strong validation signal—your hypothesis is gaining traction.
Most critical KPI: are people already paying to solve this problem? If money is changing hands, congrats—that means the pain is real and the opportunity is legit.
Bottom line: start with your own pain points. The highest-leverage problems are usually the ones you’ve personally lived through. That’s where insight meets impact.
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I must admit you do not know what you have just done in the life of a 15yr old developer with dreams God will bless you🙏 I really appreciate the knowledge 🍻🤝
I have loved the guide, as a beginner I have loved the guidance and commitment reflected in this journal. And I hope to become the best developer of my version
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Wow, I wish I could have this in PDF. I'll need to keep coming back to this to reflect.
Thanks a lot for all the effort.
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Love this guide! Curious — for people here who’ve launched something, what’s one step you wish you had taken earlier in the process? I feel like lessons learned after launch are often the richest ones.
Honestly, I wish I had started customer validation earlier — before launching, before building anything. I spent four months building the product without really knowing what people actually wanted. After launch, I realized that 70% of the features I built weren’t even needed by anyone. If I had spoken to 20–30 potential customers upfront and truly understood their real problems, I would’ve saved a massive amount of time and effort.
This resonates a lot. That gap between “what we think people need” and “what they actually need” is so real — and usually only obvious in hindsight. Appreciate you being candid about it.
Solid read — it clearly shows that for developer-founders the hardest part isn’t writing code, but getting out of the bubble, talking to users, and validating whether anyone actually needs the product.
I came across this article after registering here. Great read and I must admit, I am such a developer lacking startup experiences
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Extraordinary masterpiece! Reading it, I felt like I condensed 10 years of my career into a single article... amazing. Thank you again for sharing this 🙏. Would you grant permission to translate this into French and reshare it, with full attribution and a direct link to the original?
I’m really glad to hear that you enjoyed the article — it truly means a lot to me! 😊
I’d be genuinely grateful if you decide to share it. Feel free to translate it into any language, share it across platforms, or use it however you like.
And if you'd prefer to have the article in PDF format, just let me know — I’d be happy to send it to you. Just share your email, and I’ll send it right over! 📩
Very helpful and easy to understand. The steps from idea to launch are explained in a practical way.
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Amazing article, kudos to your efforts and time. As a developer my biggest problem has always been finding the problem statement. Whats your way of finding problem statement worth solving?
Bro, you’ve nailed it—spot on. I was dealing with the exact same issue myself. Here’s the playbook I run with: start by tracking the stuff in your day-to-day life and your industry that keeps annoying you on repeat. Those friction points? That’s raw market data.
Next, go talk to 20–30 people who are actually in that space. If they’re running into the same problem and aren’t happy with the existing solutions, that’s a strong validation signal—your hypothesis is gaining traction.
Most critical KPI: are people already paying to solve this problem? If money is changing hands, congrats—that means the pain is real and the opportunity is legit.
Bottom line: start with your own pain points. The highest-leverage problems are usually the ones you’ve personally lived through. That’s where insight meets impact.
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I must admit you do not know what you have just done in the life of a 15yr old developer with dreams God will bless you🙏 I really appreciate the knowledge 🍻🤝
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I have loved the guide, as a beginner I have loved the guidance and commitment reflected in this journal. And I hope to become the best developer of my version
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Amazing post. It resonated a lot with my own story as an entrepreneur. Thank you!
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