Thoughts from Luis Calvillo on building startups, launching apps, and founder life. I write about my experience building WhattaEat and lessons from running a startup.

Many app founders spend so much time building products they believe people will love. Then reality hits, and those apps fail before they ever get any real traction. The problem is not always that the idea is bad, the founder is not talented, or the market is too crowded. Most of the time, the…

One of the biggest reasons a startup fails isn’t because the product is bad – it’s because founders wait too long to launch their MVP. My most important piece of advice:Get it out there, even if it’s rough around the edges. Shipping it early lets you validate your idea, hear what actual users think,…