Day 8 building AffiSpark.

Today I separated two ideas I had been treating like the same thing: paid entry and blind entry.

I still want pricing visible early. That saves time and filters for real intent.

But asking people to pay before they can inspect the setup is just blind friction.

So I did not back away from paid entry. I added a public preview instead.

My current rule is simple: clear price, clear product surface, then payment.

I think a lot of founders defend friction when what they really mean is qualification.

Qualification is useful. Mystery is not.

Founders: where do you draw the line between filtering for intent and creating too much pre-purchase friction?