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In my experience, the best founders who show up here on HN are product driven people who are eager to show their idea and prototype. Here are some off the top o
by mg 4y ago
In my experience, the best founders who show up here on HN are product driven people who are eager to show their idea and prototype. Here are some off the top of my head:
Brian Armstrong:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3754664 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3754664
Drew Houston:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
Peldi Guilizzoni:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=238772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=238772
When I read those 3, each time I had the strong feeling something would come out of it. And each time it did.
Your post leans rather on the "I have a great, secret idea and team" side and features a lot of social proof and other convincing arguments. Your early career success, how much "monetary value" you invested etc.
This focus on tools of communication will probably also show when you present the actual product. My feeling is that more focus on the product itself will help you to get further.
- bluelightning2k 4y agoThis is SUCH a good response. Thank you. Really solid advice. And thank you in particular for taking the time to find the links to emphasize it. I think this is exactly my learning also from "Act 1" / "Act 2". Specifically solving one narrow problem very, very well. And viewing anything else as a temptation. One problem. One target buyer. No side-quests. The problem I'm solving is "what comes after the demo in B2B SAAS sales". Personal experience has shown me that the demo tends to be a high-point and the follow up is like "hey just checking in...". So I've built something that edits the demo recording into a highlight-reel, and uses that summary to re-engage people. The metric my product owns is really specific: re-engagement after the demo. My previous attempts lacked this kind of focus.