ChartDB · B2B · database diagram tool for developers
Focus only on making database diagrams obvious and ignore everything else
Founder says everything started working once they focused; no numbers
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What they did
Started from one specific value (a good-looking, interactive ERD of your database) rather than the full vision, iterated in small steps based on feedback, and deliberately ignored everything beyond making database visualization obvious.
What happened
'Everything start working' once they focused entirely on database visualization
- Stage
- Product strategy
“Everything start working when we double down on once we focus entirely on making database visualization obvious and ignore everything else.”
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