Ship It

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January 29, 2025

“Done is better than perfect.”

― Sheryl Sandberg

In 1976, a computer club asked Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to give a presentation on a product they had built.

But there was a problem.

The Apple-1 computer wasn’t finished – it didn’t have a keyboard, or a plug.

But showing up with an unfinished product changed the fate of Apple forever.

Somebody reading the Homebrew Computer Club’s newsletter wanted to buy 50 Apple-1 computers for $500 each.

And get this.

That cash funded the completion of the computers.

Let me ask you something…

Have you ever said ‘No’ when somebody asked to see something you’ve been working on?

I’ll bet you have.

You see…

You probably assumed Apple’s first computer must have been AMAZING, right?

It wasn’t.

There was an amazing idea behind it…

But Apple’s first product was half-finished.

The guy who bought 50 Apple-1 computers would have bought anyone’s at the time.

Steve Jobs got the sale because he showed up.

Here’s the thing.

What if I told you that success has nothing to do with getting it perfect?

What if I told you success has everything to do with getting it done?

What if showing up was enough?

It’s not easy…

The ego has a habit of not letting anything out there half-finished…

But just get it done.

Even if the thing crashes, has mistakes or looks like a 5-year-old created it…

Get the dang thing done!

And ship it.

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