Your demo isn't a product yet - and knowing that earlier would've saved me months
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A demo is meant to impress. A product is meant to be delivered. They feel like the same thing when you're new - they really aren't. I spent ages polishing a demo that couldn't survive the moment someone opened it: broken onboarding, no way to pay, no instructions. The lesson that snapped me out of…
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- 2026-09-09 08:18 · DEV Community — AI
Your demo isn't a product yet - and knowing that earlier would've saved me months