First Blood is the initial market contact that proves your idea can survive reality. It's not about perfection—it's about drawing blood. The first paying customer. The first real rejection. The first truth that can't be theorized away.
Before first blood, everything is theory. After first blood, you have data. Not projections. Not assumptions. Actual market response to actual offering.
Truth: The market doesn't care about your deck
First blood breaks the perfection paralysis. Once you ship ugly and survive, shipping becomes easier. Each iteration builds on real feedback, not imagined fears.
Reality: Movement creates movement
First blood kills the fantasy version of your product. What remains is what actually works. This death is necessary for real growth.
Requirement: Your ego must bleed first
Minimum Viable Pain × Maximum Market Contact = First Blood
If you're not embarrassed, you waited too long.
Free users lie. Paying customers tell truth.
One honest "no" beats ten polite "maybes".
Revenue, refunds, and rage. Everything else is vanity.
Stop polishing. Start shipping. Draw first blood or die in theory.