CareerLeap revealed that I should help founders, not employees. PartTimeFounders revealed that I wanted to build products, not communities. Meeting Virgil revealed that I needed cofounders, not solo projects. Building with Virgil and Victor revealed the actual problem worth solving.
One thing led to another. That is exactly how it happened.
The 200 Meter Rule
Think about driving at night. You can only see about 200 meters ahead. But by the time you drive those 200 meters, the next 200 appear. You do not wait for the whole road to light up. You trust the movement.
That is how MVPs work too. You start with a small idea. Your first 200 meters. Then real users and real feedback give you clarity for the next 200. You cannot plan the whole journey from the parking lot.
Every product I built in 2025 was 200 meters. None of them was the destination. But each one lit up the next stretch of road.
What I Would Tell Someone Starting Out
Stop waiting for the perfect idea. Seriously. The perfect idea does not exist before you start. It only becomes visible after you have built two or three imperfect ones.
Here is what I would do if I was starting over:
Pick an idea. Any idea that solves a problem you personally understand. It does not need to be original. It does not need to be big. It needs to be something you can build in a few weeks.
Ship something small. Not a landing page. Not a waitlist. An actual working thing that someone can use. Even if it is ugly. Even if it only does one thing. Ship it.
Pay attention to what happens next. Who uses it? Who does not? What do they ask for? What problem are they actually trying to solve? The answers to these questions are your next 200 meters.
Listen for the signals. Traction is obvious when it shows up. People come back without being asked. They tell other people. They get annoyed when something breaks because they depend on it. If none of that happens, it is not the right idea. Move on.
Keep building. The skills compound even when the products do not. Every app I built in 2025 made me faster at building the next one. By the time we started Sucana, I could ship features in hours that would have taken me weeks on CareerLeap.
Where I Am Now
Sucana is the first product that feels different. Victor uses it every day to run his actual agency. The feedback is specific and urgent, not polite and theoretical. We are shipping features every week and onboarding early agency users.
I do not know if Sucana will be "the one." But I know that the road here was not wasted. Every product, every pivot, every failed launch was one more gem picked from the top of the jar.
If you are building something right now and it is not working yet, keep going. You might be one product away from finding your cofounders, your real problem, or your actual path.
What are you building? I would love to hear about it. Find me on Twitter/X or LinkedIn.