Not because it didn’t work. But because it forced me to step back and ask a more important question: what am I actually trying to build?
Right now, there’s a lot of pressure to jump straight into execution. “Just build the bot.” “Just ship it.” But building without a clear concept is not momentum. It’s noise.
There are also things that get overlooked in the rush. Security. Structure. Infrastructure. Moving fast without intention can become expensive very quickly.
AI is exciting. That part is real. It opens doors and makes things feel possible overnight. But excitement is not a strategy.
For me, this was a reminder:
There are no shortcuts.
Structure comes before scaling.
Thinking comes before building.
AI isn’t about who moves first. It’s about who builds something that actually makes sense in the long run.