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Everyone time i hear that "it's not just the idea, but the people behind it" I feel it more that I should have a con artist in my team to get funded. Most of th
by funkaster 11y ago
Everyone time i hear that "it's not just the idea, but the people behind it" I feel it more that I should have a con artist in my team to get funded. Most of this highly funded founders can't build things: they are super good at marketing though. That's why I think of them as very good con artists.
- onion2k 11y agoPretty much number one lesson I've learned in startups is that you can have an amazing product that does brilliant things but if no one knows about it you will fail. You may see good marketing as a con (not sure why, there's no need to be deceptive in marketing), but even brilliant products need marketing or an exceptional amount of luck. Anyone investing in a startup that doesn't have someone who can take the product to market (e.g. market it) is trusting their money to luck - and that is stupid.
- kuschku 11y ago> no need to be deceptive in marketing The thread we are in currently suggests otherwise – the marketing here is extremely deceptive and lead to a startup scamming 10 million US$ out of a VC.