I heard a quote today that got me thinking – “Perfect is the enemy of good”. I did some research and it is widely attributed to Voltaire.
It is a simple and profound statement by itself, but then I stumbled upon some other quotes that are just as profound.
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” – Confucius
“Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.” – Shakespeare
The above quotes and thoughts do not mean stay stagnant, but it means whatever you have, sell it.
It is from selling that you get the much needed feedback to either improve or keep as is.
How do you know that poem is not what people will like?
How do you know that product you are working on, will spend its shelf life on the shelf?
How do you know that blog will not gain traction?
How do you know that business will not succeed?
How do you know no one will listen to you?
There is only one way to know – sell it. (This ties in well with KSB).
Most of the greats I know and I have read about, do not pick their most popular work as their favourite work. But the market decided what was of value and they built more around that feedback.
The best feedback mechanism is at the point of sale, not in your head.
Naval Ravikant once said, “The Lindy effect for start-ups: The longer you go without shipping products, the more likely you will never ship products”. I now get it.
“Perfect is the enemy of good” and what you have right now is good enough to start selling.
– Osasu Oviawe