At the ProductTank Meetup - Dec 2025, I had a chance to interact with Yega Kumarappan. One idea he shared stayed with me long after the event ended.
Your success is less about how you build and more about how deeply you commit to the problem you’re trying to solve.
Most of the usual excuses no longer hold much weight. Tools and technology are getting better every day. Knowledge is widely accessible, often free. Capital, networks, and even spaces to find capital are easier to reach than they’ve ever been. None of these are the real bottlenecks anymore.
What is scarce is conviction.
Conviction that the problem matters.
Conviction that it’s worth your time, frustration, and repeated failure.
Conviction that you’ll stay with the problem even when the novelty wears off.
When everything else is abundant, commitment becomes the true differentiator. The breaking point isn’t whether you can build something. It’s whether you’re willing to stay loyal to the problem long enough to actually solve it.