Education
Paul Buchheit: Great vs Good
TL;DR
A classic product philosophy essay arguing that one killer feature beats a polished but mediocre product every time.
Who is this actually for?
Early-stage founders stuck in polishing mode who are too scared to ship their core value proposition.
The Good
- Forces you to identify the one thing that actually makes your tool worth using.
- Validates the MVP approach for people over-engineering their UI.
The Catch (Potential Downsides)
Written in 2010; today's users have much lower tolerance for bad UI than they did a decade ago. It might encourage shipping buggy junk that nobody can actually navigate.