Don’t rush to show it. Let it be finished before you let it be judged.

Early feedback on unfinished work usually damages the work. People respond to what is in front of them, which at that stage is rough and incomplete, and their reaction quietly redirects the whole thing toward whatever they happened to notice. Your own judgment is the only one available during the making. Protecting the middle of a project is part of building it.

Set a point where it is done enough to show, and do not show it before then. Choose one or two people rather than an audience for that first pass. Finish, then open the door.