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I've seen enough failures exactly because "Perfect was the enemy of Good enough". It's a good mantra.



The version of this phrase that I am familiar with is “perfect is the enemy of done.”


What about underpromise and overdeliver?


What about it? Nobody ever complained if they were over delivered did they?


But in a world where hype is the standard, you will likely just get ignored, if you do not hype, but undersell your product.




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