Why will most startups remain in their plans?

    To get started, let's see how most startups are planned on runet now. Usually they take an already successful idea, implemented somewhere in the west, and try to remake it for themselves. For example, there was digg, it became a portal about diapers with the ability to vote on articles or news. Or for example web IM. What are they doing to him? Well, of course, they screw tons of options, ticks, ryushechek and say that now the product is suitable for everyone, due to the heap of menus it is configured for any.
    Is it really so?


    Unfortunately not. In fact, the abundance of settings and options "kills" the program. The fewer checkmarks and menus, the easier it is to use the program. The less time is spent searching for the desired function. Try to observe for yourself what part of the functional, for example MS Word, are you using? It turns out that 20% -30%.

    This is where the basic rule appears, which suits startups very well. Do as few functions as possible! Your users want the software \ site \ service to work, and not be a panacea for all occasions. Fight against every new function, learn minimalism. In addition, this brings many advantages for developers: less code, easier to maintain, faster to develop.

    In the era of web 2.0, many projects appear in beta status and this is not entirely correct. The icon indicates that the product is raw and barely plowing, and everything should work like clockwork for you. No need to test the quality of the code on users, test the functionality on them. Release the project with the minimum of functions, and if you really need it, gradually add new ones.

    Getting rid of a bunch of functions will make it easier for you to understand the performance of your idea. As soon as you remove all the tinsel, only the most necessary and important will remain. It will be easy to compare with other projects, ask friends for an opinion, etc. Think about it, if without a ruffle your project becomes uninteresting, maybe you got the wrong idea?

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