How to date a supermodel (or get dealflow or find cofounders)

Re:How to date a supermodel (or get dealflow or find cofound... by andreadallera on Sunday January 01, 2012 @11:19AM (#3413245)

I know that's true - probably not in Italy, but certainly it works better than building a great product and then trying to sell it.

> if you need clients/customers, you have to find them before doing anything else. All the other stuff surrounding getting a product done is meaningless if you can't find someone to sell it to.

I can't see a society where this is true going somewhere - just my point of view.

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Re:How to date a supermodel (or get dealflow or find cofound... by NickPollard on Sunday January 01, 2012 @11:38AM (#3413284)

He is not saying that the skills required to build the product are not necessary, he is just saying they are not sufficient.

You need to be able to build the product, AND have people to sell it to.

Having people to sell it to first helps you build the right product in the first place.

In the supermodel example, you might still need to go to the gym and buy a flashier car, but you won't know that until you actually start meeting supermodels and talking to them.

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Re:How to date a supermodel (or get dealflow or find cofound... by iodave on Sunday January 01, 2012 @11:56AM (#3413317)

Exactly. He's not discounting any of the other stuff that's required. He's just emphasizing that you should fish where the fish are.

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