making the app pretty is mostly a post pmf activity in my personal opinion. 

eye candies can almost never save the day unless the “ship” itself is starting to float already instead of staying leaky.

*does not mean it can be “ugly/unintuitive” though.

exploring • prev vp postmates and avara, founder at sonar and bold

you are imo one of the best designers in the space, so you are probably right 🌞

actually im saying the same thing here lol https://i.imgur.com/spn6Yyi.jpg

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their design was never unintuitive or overly pretty.

prettification is not the same as “good design”

I think good design is becoming more important. Look at Linear. Of course, they had to ship a good service that fulfills its purpose, but the design should be good from the MVP stage

unless you do a product for designers i guess, totally agree.

order i think makes sense:
1. product -> build something they want,
2. copy -> show them why it can be useful and convince them to try it,
3. usability -> make it easy to use,
4. design -> make it look great

Design is about what something lets you accomplish. Consistently, predictably, with no more than one interpretation.

Aesthetics play a role, but I agree with this.