Topics include:<ul><li>Why deadlines are critical</li><li>Using manual processes to avoid building features entirely</li><li>How launching a stripped down version of your idea can help you build the right thing</li><li>Recognizing when you don't need to solve a problem yet</li><li>Why you shouldn't design your entire UI up front</li><li>How evolutionary design applies to both code and interface design</li><li>Why you should always finish a feature before starting the next one</li><li>Applying this approach to Ben's current project Tuple</li></ul>Sponsors:<ul><li><a href="https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio">Rollbar</a>, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio and install Rollbar in your app to receive a $100 gift card for <a href="https://opencollective.com/">Open Collective</a></li><li><a href="https://cloudinary.com/users/register/free?utm_source=fullstackradio&amp;utm_medium=Sponsored_Podcast&amp;utm_content=fullstackradio_PodCast">Cloudinary</a>, sign up and get 300,000 images/videos, 10GB of storage and 20GB of monthly bandwidth for free</li></ul>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://artofproductpodcast.com/">The Art of Product</a>, Ben's podcast</li><li><a href="https://tuple.app/">Tuple</a>, Ben's current project</li><li><a href="https://robots.thoughtbot.com/you-should-take-a-codecation">"You Should Take a Codecation"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.trailmix.life/">Trailmix.life</a>, Ben's first codecation SaaS</li><li><a href="https://www.briefs.fm/">Briefs.fm</a>, Ben's second codecation SaaS</li><li><a href="https://nomadlist.com/">Nomadlist</a>, by <a href="https://twitter.com/levelsio">Pieter Levels</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/levelsio/status/1058406384599846912">Airline List</a></li><li>Basecamp 6 week cycles</li><li><a href="https://m.signalvnoise.com/how-we-set-up-our-work-cbce3d3d9cae">"How we structure our work and teams at Basecamp"</a></li><li><a href="https://m.signalvnoise.com/what-six-weeks-of-work-looks-like-69289221e80d">"What six weeks of work looks like"</a> (at Basecamp)</li><li><a href="https://blog.crisp.se/2016/01/25/henrikkniberg/making-sense-of-mvp">"Making Sense of MVP"</a>, by Henrik Kniberg</li></ul>

In this episode Adam talks to Ben Orenstein about the common mistakes people make when working on a new project that prevent them from getting it to the finish line.

101: Ben Orenstein - How to Build an App in a Week