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Paul Graham: When should you launch your startup?

Y CombinatorPaul Graham
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  • The risk associated with delaying a product launch is characterized as greater than the risk of launching early.
  • The proposed launch criterion is "minimum quantum of utility," defining readiness as the point where at least one person gains a capability they lacked prior to the launch.
  • Launching is deemed premature if no user derives value from the product; conversely, having a single beneficiary satisfies the launch threshold.
  • A product does not require broad market approval to launch, provided there is a core group of highly enthusiastic users.
  • The transcript cites Paul Bouquet's rule of thumb that securing 10 people who are "super excited" and love the product is sufficient to proceed with a launch, regardless of the rest of the market's indifference.