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Absolutely. I believe these two groups of people are mutually exclusive: 1) Producers of 'Pump and Dump' sites and 2) People who struggle with the last x%.

Group 1 always produce low quality junk that triggers our 'dodgy' alarms. Group 2 always worry about producing something that is polished and finished.

The secret is to be in Group 2 but to have someone next to you shouting "Ship It!" as regularly as possible.

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Some 37 signals outlet had a nice discussion on this. The key in their view was to limit the number of features rather than the quality of said features. Something about thinking of the features you want on a 2D map, and the thickness being the quality, building up your volume of work. To reduce volume you can break off pieces, but you should strive for even (and sufficient) thickness.

Too thin - pump & dump. To big volume - group 2. Small, but thick - good shit.

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