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Do you think launching here can hurt your startup credibility
YC News is a great resource for startup entrepreneur or anyone in the startup and/or tech environment. several entrepreneurs have launched their startup here, but when it happens it automatically makes me think it is another feature, or someone who wiped a tool in a few hours and throws it out to see if users will bite or not. do you think launching your startup here can hurt its credibility, making it look less serious then it could be?
- jsjenkins168 19y agoI can recall at least 3 startups (non-YC funded) which announced their launch here and went on to gain traction and good blog coverage. The quality of the product speaks for it self really. Some have been good, others weak. Regardless I dont think it has any affect on credibility of others announcing their launch here. The goal is just to show people what you've built and get feedback, right? If a product is truly good, it will gain dedicated users and begin its viral spread.
- wmf 19y ago"Launching" a company by relying on any single site to drive traffic sounds like it could hurt credibility. Aren't exclusives for old Web 1.0 people?