Podcast Summary
Focus on minimum viable offering: Start with a basic product or service, test it, and improve upon it over time. Don't aim for perfection initially, expect and prepare for unexpected issues during testing.
Starting a business involves a lot of unknowns and it's impossible to know everything beforehand. Even for experienced entrepreneurs, there will always be new lessons to learn. Instead of trying to create a perfect business from the start, focus on the minimum viable offering. Get something out there that works and test it, then improve upon it over time. Don't obsess over being perfect or trying to solve long-term problems right away. Expect and be prepared for unexpected errors and tweaks that will arise during the testing phase. These issues may not have been foreseen and won't be on the initial to-do list, but they are inevitable and necessary parts of the business launch process.
Start, learn, and adapt: Begin with a functional product or service, then gradually improve it over time. Perfection is unattainable at the start, focus on progress instead.
When starting a new venture, it's important to understand that you won't have all the answers or experience needed from the beginning. It's normal to encounter unexpected challenges and questions. Instead of striving for perfection from the outset, focus on getting a functional product or service out there and then gradually improving it over time. Trying to make it perfect initially can lead to wasted time and resources, as you won't know all the problems or questions that will arise in reality. So, aim for progress, not perfection. Start, learn, and adapt.
