During the hackathon at Kava, I wrote "Get it running first, then refine" as an entry on the wall. Bridge assets, deploy minimal contracts, do interactions from light to heavy, confirm costs and confirmation times are still within an expected range, error codes can locate problems, logs can piece together a timeline, and rollback has a clear plan. Kava has made this path very clear, so everyone no longer worries about the first step, but instead quickly shifts their attention to experience and gameplay.
A greater gain is the confidence of the team. Prototypes are not tactical demonstrations, but real user test flights in Kava's environment. We will probe for pressure points within an hour, then sort the list of issues by severity in the evening, and iterate accordingly the next day. This rhythm replaces "anxiety of gambling on luck" with "steady progress according to plan." When the environment is friendly, creativity is willing to emerge; when costs are predictable, changes can happen frequently.
For me, Kava is like a gentle but solid runway. Whether running fast or slow, the key is to always return to the starting point and run a better lap again.
