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build it and they will come

BILD it and THAY wil KUM

bɪld ɪt ænd ðeɪ wɪl kʌm

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builditandtheywillcome

Dictionary meaning

the optimistic but often misleading belief that creating a great product or offering is sufficient to guarantee users, customers, or an audience; derived from the film Field of Dreams; in modern product design and startup culture frequently cited as a cautionary fallacy, as even excellent products require active marketing, distribution, and user acquisition strategies to achieve adoption

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