“Move fast and break things” and “build it right” are both bad advice taken to extremes. The truth is a disciplined middle.
Build for learning first
An MVP exists to validate demand, not to win architecture awards. Keep it simple, ship it, and learn from real users.
Refactor at the seams
As you scale, harden the parts that matter — data models, payments, and integrations — while keeping the rest light. You rarely need a full rewrite if you draw clean boundaries early.
Let traction, not perfectionism, decide where to invest engineering.
