What's the most important lesson you've learned about building a successful product?

One of the most important lessons I've learned about building a successful product is the significance of customer-centricity. It's crucial to deeply understand the needs, pain points, and preferences of your target audience. By actively listening to customer feedback, conducting user research, and iterating based on their insights, you can create a product that truly solves their problems and delivers value.

I certainly haven't learned my lesson yet, but I'm looking for an outlet :) how to find it, where to look, what to do :) if there are answers, hint

Still have tons to learn, but so far I've learned that it's important to think in the future but build in baby steps. If you think to far ahead while actually building you can skip important details, and overwhelm yourself because the end result feels so far away.

We don’t always stick to the initial plan till the end.

Know when to stop, if our idea and hypothesis doesn't work. And, start over it again. Those are the most priceless learning curve of being product builder

- Don't fall into the fun of design and building, test and learn to see if there's a market and need. Otherwise it's not a product, it's a hobby. - Keep your overhead small (tech stack, service stack, process, etc) so you can pivot as learnings come in. - Not comfortable selling? Get over it :-) your product depends on your voice. The stronger the voice, the bigger the audience the greater, the chance your product has to thrive.

You can't do everything everywhere all at once.

you can not be right all the time , so keep going 😀

Shared understanding and communication are pivotal. Taking the time to address and elaborate on tasks, scope, and changes make a world of difference. Don’t assume “well this is obvious”, or “I’m sure everyone on the team knows this.”

building a successful product? it's an art and a science, a dance between vision and reality. my biggest lesson has been to fall in love with the problem, not the solution. this keeps you nimble, open to pivot when needed. your solution may change, but the problem you're solving remains the anchor. listening is key. users may not always know what they want, but their feedback, their pain points, are nuggets of wisdom. observe, engage, empathize. they're not just users, they're co-creators of your journey. then there's simplicity. in an era of feature glut, less can indeed be more. value isn't about packing in features, but making the user's life easier, better. simplicity isn't just aesthetic, it's functional. finally, remember the human behind the screen. every click, every swipe, is a human seeking to fulfill a need, a desire. don't just build for users, build for people. weave in empathy, emotion, experiences. building a product is like growing a garden. it requires patience, care, and a lot of love. but the bloom, the harvest, is worth every effort. happy gardening!