Why Most Side Projects Die Before Launch

Every developer has that folder. The one called: final-final-app new-saas startup-v3 this-one-will-work Inside it is a brilliant unfinished idea that's dead after 2 weeks. Usually, the problem isn’t skill. It’s scope. I’ve done this myself. I wanted to build “a simple app.” Three days later, I was planning: AI features Realtime sync Notifications Analytics Multi-tenant architecture Still no homepage, no users, no product, just vibes and folder structures. Most side projects fail because develope