If The Perfectionist Were Your Advisor on Product
India's most iconic performer spent 6 months rehearsing a 3-minute scene. Your product team ships features in 3-day sprints. One of these philosophies scales. The other builds retention.
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“The MVP debate is wrong. The question isn't 'ship fast or build right' — it's 'which 3 things does this product have to be perfect at to earn the right to be imperfect everywhere else?'”
“The Perfectionist rehearsed obsessively, but only for the scenes that defined the film. SaaS founders should identify the 2-3 core workflows that determine whether a user comes back — and make those perfect before shipping anything else.”
“Swiggy's checkout flow took 18 months to optimize. That investment compounded into billions in GMV. Your highest-traffic user journey is worth 10x more engineering effort than your newest feature.”
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Amit Tyagi
Founder, AletheiaAI & GP, Fitoor Capital
Veteran of India's startup ecosystem. Writing about fundraising, investor psychology, and what it takes to build fundable startups in India.
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