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Mark Zuckerberg argues that launching early and imperfect is better than launching late and polished. Facebook shipped fast, broke things, and iterated based on real user behavior. Hoffman frames this as the tension between quality and speed.
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Zuckerberg describes how every major Facebook feature (News Feed, Photos, Messenger) was initially rejected by users, then quickly became essential. Users adapt to each improvement and immediately want more — the product treadmill never stops.
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Launch imperfect and iterate — perfectionism is a scaling bottleneck
Zuckerberg launched Facebook with only Harvard students, no photos, and minimal features. The product was embarrassingly basic — but it shipped. Perfection would have delayed launch indefinitely, and the feedback that made Facebook great could only come from real users.Was this useful?