What have you learned from building an AI product from scratch?

Hey makers 👋

I’ve been building an AI productivity platform over the past few months, and one of the biggest challenges has been deciding what users actually need versus what simply sounds like a good feature.

I started with focused tools for everyday tasks like writing, business planning, marketing, SEO, and productivity. As the product grew, I realized that adding more tools doesn’t automatically make the experience better.

Now I’m focusing more on making the overall workflow simpler and understanding which features people actually return for.

For those of you who have built or launched AI products:

How do you decide which features to keep, improve, or remove?

I’d especially love to hear what you learned after getting your first real users.