Founder's Journey, Weekday Video Updates
Day 13 - Being lean, getting user feedback and iterating
The lean startup approach is all about building, measuring, and learning quickly. Instead of spending months or years building the "perfect" product, if you’re a startup, focus on creating a minimum viable product (what’s called an MVP), get it in front of real users, and iterate based on actual real-world feedback.
13 October 2025 — Dave Cheong
Hey there!
The lean startup approach is all about building, measuring, and learning quickly. Instead of spending months or years building the "perfect" product, if you’re a startup, focus on creating a minimum viable product (what’s called an MVP), get it in front of real users, and iterate based on actual real-world feedback.
For User Mastery, rather than trying to build every feature I've imagined it to have, I’ll focus on its core functionality. What's the smallest version of this product that would still deliver real value? Ask yourself that same question for your own business.
So, that's the feature announcement system combined with basic help documentation. Roadmap, feature requests, and testimonials? Those can come later, once I've gotten some traction.
Scary to ship something that feels incomplete, sure, but trust the process.
I’m posting every weekday. See you tomorrow!

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