The Startup Chat With Steli And Hiten

In today’s episode of The Startup Chat, Steli and Hiten talk about the pros and cons of feature creep and why too much of a good thing can be bad. They investigate why feature creep happens, what to do when you realize it is happening and how to avoid it happening in the future. Feature creep can be a major risk for your startup and can lead to increased complexity, effort, budget and time input. Feature creep, feature fatigue and featuritis, all describe what happens when adding excessive features to your product or service. Adding extra features can positively or negatively impact your startup. The key is to find the right balance and ensure that you are serving your customer in the best way possible, without getting in the way of key functionality. Feature creep if left uncontrolled has the power to overwhelm your startup and place you in hot water. This can happen especially when adding extra features just to try and improve sales, which may result in a bloated mix of features. Why utilize 10 features whe