wingedpig.com - Mark Fletcher's Blog: Stealth Start-Ups Suck

"Why go fast? Many reasons:

• First mover advantage is important.


• There is no such thing as a unique idea. I guarantee that someone else has already thought of your wonderful web service, and is probably way ahead of you. Get over yourself.


• It forces you to focus on the key functionality of the site.


• Being perfect at launch is an impossible (and unnecessary and even probably detrimental) goal, so don't bother trying to achieve it. Ship early, ship often.


• The sooner you get something out there, the sooner you'll start getting feedback from users."