My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
“ship more”
What It Means
Success comes from high volume of attempts rather than perfecting individual projects, since most projects fail regardless of effort
Why It Matters
Perfectionism and over-planning often prevent entrepreneurs from discovering what actually works in the market
When It's True
For digital products with low marginal costs, when learning what market wants, during experimentation phases
When It's Risky
For capital-intensive businesses, when reputation damage is high, or when regulatory compliance is required
How to Apply
Set aggressive shipping deadlines to prevent over-engineering
Launch minimum viable versions to test market response
Treat failures as data points rather than personal defeats
Focus on quantity of experiments over quality of individual attempts
Example Scenario
“Developer builds 10 simple web tools in 6 months, 9 fail but 1 becomes profitable SaaS business”