Urgency: For early stage startup founders, you live and die by it.

At the exact moment you had your idea, ten other people had the exact same idea. There was just something in the environment that made it the right time for folks to think that one up. The race has already begun! Who’s going to execute first? Who’s going to execute best? If you want to waste nine months trying to raise VC money for that idea, great. But six months in, you’re gonna cry when you see someone else put out that same product you’re pitching me right now. Like I said, forget everything else and just get your product out the door. Now.

--Seth Sternberg, Meebo via techcrunch.com

Awesome article over at techcrunch -- must-read for the creators out there.

Get. Your. Product. Out. The. Door.

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8 comments

Sep 20, 2009

Carolyn Chan said...

..forget everything else and just get your product out the door. Now.

Sep 20, 2009

Vincent Green said...

Persistence with the right product will reward those who accept the feedback as it rolls in to point the direction.

Sep 21, 2009

Kahlil Lechelt said...

I agree that article was great. It's amazing how the best practices for startups are just so common sense.

Sep 21, 2009

Jonathan Beckett said...

I was just thinking about how Apple bucks these observations every time - because they dictate what people want, rather than listen.

Sep 21, 2009

Garry Tan said...

True -- but Apple also has the benefit of a loyal following. When they started, they were no different, just a couple dudes with a box full of soldered parts and a dream.

Sep 21, 2009