That moment is exactly where the product has to step in and guide them, because an error message that just states the problem without offering a way out is basically a polite “good luck”

Most so-called 'compliance requirements' in startups don’t come from regulations, they come from collective anxiety pretending to be law, so it’s worth pausing and asking whether you’re solving a legal problem or just calming your inner risk-manager.

And then someone suggested we actually ask a lawyer whether we needed it at all. Turns out the answer was a simple 'no', and in one short conversation we saved ourselves days of engineering work and probably weeks of annoyed users bouncing for no reason.

When a team discusses a microscopic UI element longer than it takes to actually ship the feature, that’s not 'attention to detail', that’s classic over-engineering wearing a polite disguise

great job keeping your customers, keep it up! 👍

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