Listen "Why "Perfect" Products Take Forever to Ship"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Gino and Wayne explore one of the most common traps in product development: the pursuit of perfection that actually prevents you from delivering great products.We discuss why waiting for the "perfect" product can take 2-3 years and still fail in production, share a real case study of a project that took 2 years to build but needed 6 more months to actually work, and explore how different companies handle the perfection vs. speed dilemma.Key topics include:The perfectionism trap and elongated delivery timesApple vs. startup approaches to product perfectionCustomer segmentation strategies for faster releasesFeature toggles and controlled rolloutsWhy production validation trumps test environment successMultidimensional planning: dirt road vs. highway implementationsA fascinating airport dropdown case study that reveals unexpected user behaviorThe counterintuitive insight: If you want to make a perfect product, go to your client with an imperfect product first.Ideal for product managers, developers, startup founders, and anyone involved in product development who wants to ship faster without sacrificing quality.Have a workplace situation with unintended bad outcomes? Share it with us for a future episode! Contact us at [email protected]
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