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always keep coming back to the analogy of product building being so much like sculpting or painting. the first strokes are broad and confident. a lot of material gets applied and moved around very quickly. you might slap together 5-6 features in just hours and build this really huge thing out of nothing. but then the real work starts. you meticulously shape and form what you've created and refine the little details. subtle, barely noticeable changes. a lot of thought before each tiny improvement to a small part of the whole piece. the last 10% often takes 95%+ of the time. none of your users or competitors are even aware of what you're changing at this point. but it's what keeps all of your users coming back.

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