I have observed people jumping straight to complex solutions for a given problem. It is often done with the best of intentions. It usually starts with a dead simple solution that is then quickly, and I mean within 10-20 seconds, added a bunch of bells and whistles to. I believe that it is most of the time a bad idea. Do the simple thing first. The simple thing, if novel and sometimes even if it’s not novel, will get you 80% of the returns.
Once you have built the foundation then you can start adding complexity. That complexity is often needed to squeeze out the remaining 10-20% that you can get out of a solution. Those last percentage points are the hardest to obtain. And here’s the kicker you often don’t need the last 10-20%. What you really want to do is to find the path that leads to a series of diminishing return curves as that will get you far beyond what the first solution could do on its own.