In 2026, should you still ship an embarrassing MVP to validate fast, or wait until it is polished enough to be remarkable?

nodec7cbb · 2026-04-20T00:14:00+00:00

Classic advice says ship embarrassing and iterate. But in 2026, new SaaS competes against polished tools, and a buggy v1 might mean permanent churn instead of feedback. The bar for viable has risen too high to ship something rough, but I'm also worried if I polish too much I might waste time building things nobody wants.

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