Startups should brag less and ship more (guilty as charged)

Question

Every founder I know (including me) spends too much time on decks and demos instead of shipping. We justify it as &ldquo;raising awareness&rdquo; or &ldquo;community building.&rdquo; But I&rsquo;ve never seen a pitch deck go viral-only real products.Anyone else feel this trap?

ungreased0675 · Accepted Answer

My first question when screening small companies: Please show me the product, I don&rsquo;t mind if it&rsquo;s half baked.If they can&rsquo;t show me something, that&rsquo;s the end of the engagement.

Startups should brag less and ship more (guilty as charged)

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?

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.