2026-01-08 23:30:00

Top-tier investors aren't chasing flawless products—they're hunting for teams with paying customers banging down their doors.

The real signal? Customer pull beats product perfection every single time. That's where conviction actually comes from in early-stage deals.

When founders can show genuine market demand, when users are already pulling the product into their workflows, that's what moves the needle for VC investment. Not the prettiest pitch deck or the most polished prototype.

It's the fundamental difference between pushing something nobody wants versus building something people can't live without.

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LoneValidator

· 01-11 23:29

In plain terms, someone has to foot the bill. A product with no users is just a display, no matter how perfect it is. I've seen too many teams that can only tell stories, but can't generate market recognition with their money.

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LadderToolGuy

· 01-11 19:09

Really, paying users are the hard currency. Founders who only tell stories should wake up.

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AirdropHunterXiao

· 01-10 13:35

That's why so many beautifully crafted PPTs fail in fundraising; only those who speak with user data can truly secure funding.

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SchroedingerAirdrop

· 01-08 23:59

Haha, really, those who die on the PPT during fundraising really need to wake up. Having real users is the ultimate trump card; no matter how beautiful the product is, if no one uses it, it's useless. This point is spot on; VCs are not interested in overly competitive stuff. Not all founders understand this principle; too many are too self-convinced.

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AirdropNinja

· 01-08 23:49

Huh? Real needs > perfect product, isn't this the core logic of MVP...

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Tokenomics911

· 01-08 23:48

That's so true. Genuine market demand is the real hard currency. Founders who are still obsessing over product details should focus on retaining users first.

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AirdropSkeptic

· 01-08 23:43

That's true, but I also want to see how many founders can actually prove this, rather than just saying that users are begging for their products.

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LazyDevMiner

· 01-08 23:38

That's incredible... A few days ago, I was still optimizing the UI, but investors don't even look at it; they just ask if there are real users with actual money. I should have focused less on those虚的 things.

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