Counterview: If you are not embarrassed by first version, you launched too late.

TheBigK
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About two weeks ago, I launched my MVP. All the time I kept thinking "If you are not embarrassed by the first version, you launched too late". ...and I launched on Twitter. People began using the app and they reported so many little, nasty bugs that I had completely ignored. While the core features were flawless, I messed up the authentication part (it's a multi-tenant application). I over-complicated things and thought I'll fix them on the go. Turns out, I was totally wrong. People were facing issues with logging-in and getting unauthorized access to admin. Yeah, my mistake. I own it. I locked myself in the room for the last 7 days and reworked the entire app from ground-up. I launched the version I'd be happy using and proud to sell to other people. I think launch fast is not always a good advice. If you are in a competitive market, you need to take your time and put-in the hard work your app needs to be ready for the market. My next goal is to market and onboard my initial users. I'm also drafting an email explaining the situation to my first few users. However, there's a lesson I learned - and wanted to share with you. Don't rush in.

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TheBigK
Just in case you are wondering, the app is : https://upp.vote