# Subtraction Beats Addition

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On 2026-10-28 23:00 UTC I noted that the most expensive thing in tech is perfecting something that shouldn’t exist.

I cut a feature and felt bad for ten minutes.

I realized that fewer features, done well, means more trust.

I use a three‑item checklist to decide whether to add a feature before launch: - ☐ Has a real user asked for this? - ☐ Does it help them reach their first win faster? - ☐ Can it wait until after launch? If I can’t tick the first two, the feature can wait.

In phase‑1 of our MVP I focused on deleting ideas that we once felt confident about, because that pruning is the core of our early learning.

Phase 1 is mostly deleting ideas we were sure about.

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