Ask HN: How often is software built in secrecy for years prior to release?

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4 years ago

With the Figma acquisition, I rediscovered this post from the founder of Figma.

https://www.figma.com/blog/design-meet-the-internet/

They started building in 2011/2012 and then had their first limited preview release in Dec 2015.

How many other companies today are building for years before their first preview launch?

Especially as prevailing wisdom has turned to launch quickly and iterate instead of crafting, iterating, and refining a product first.

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