During the months leading up to the public launch of GPT-4, our entire team was intensely focused, which allowed us to iterate quickly and stay ahead of the market.

We didn't launch our product publicly until December 2012, several months after our demo day, to ensure we had a reliable system in place before opening it up to strangers.

When we first launched our product, I was embarrassed about its readiness, but we had to ship it. We learned from our initial customers, who provided valuable feedback that helped us improve.

I learned that if we had waited to launch, we would have wasted time fixing things that didn't need fixing, and I'm glad we launched quickly.

After we fully committed to Discord, we figured out how to make it work within four weeks, demonstrating the importance of focus and conviction in a startup.

Despite challenges, we had extensive planning for the run, starting a year before training began, which included careful sequencing of changes to minimize risks.

I believe in taking as much time as needed to perfect your product before launching, especially in a competitive market.

When we realized our competitors were shipping faster, we shifted our approach to product development, setting ambitious goals like building 25 new features in one month to drive innovation and focus.

If we had waited to launch The Muse until it looked perfect, we would have failed before we even started. When we launched The Muse, we were excited to track user data, but we realized that not all metrics, like video views, were essential for our success.