Ask HN: Startups should brag less and ship more (guilty as charged)
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22 hours ago
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Every founder I know (including me) spends too much time on decks and demos instead of shipping. We justify it as “raising awareness” or “community building.” But I’ve never seen a pitch deck go viral-only real products.

Anyone else feel this trap?

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Datail
11 hours ago
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I completely agree! If they can’t show anything, it makes it hard to believe in their ability to execute and complete the rest.
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ungreased0675
22 hours ago
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My first question when screening small companies: Please show me the product, I don’t mind if it’s half baked.

If they can’t show me something, that’s the end of the engagement.

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