2026-01-12 21:33:38

Top investors' investment logic is often surprising. They are not looking for perfect products but for customers who are desperately in need of solutions. This is the true essence of early-stage funding.

To gain the confidence of VCs, the key is not how impressive your product is, but whether you can feel a strong pull from the client side. In other words, users will actively seek you out, rather than you having to push hard to promote. The difference between these two determines the success or failure of fundraising.

Many founders get it wrong—they focus all their energy on refining the product but ignore the most critical point: does the market really need you? Investors are looking at this: how eager are your customers? Are they willing to pay for it? This is the signal worth betting on.

For teams seeking funding, instead of pursuing product perfection, it’s better to first ensure that customers are genuinely attracted.

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MEVHunterZhang

· 01-13 17:29

Wow, the truth is out. A bunch of people are still polishing their products, but no one wants them haha. I've known for a long time that demand is king; having a good product is useless. That's why most projects we see on the chain are dead; they haven't figured out who actually needs them.

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ser_ngmi

· 01-12 22:02

Haha, finally someone has seen through it. Most projects die because of the obsession with "perfect product." --- In simple terms, find the pain points first, then talk about everything else. Don't waste time on things nobody wants. --- This is the common trait of successful projects in Web3—users come to use them voluntarily. --- Conversely, those that can't raise money are really just self-entertainment products. --- It means there must be real demand; otherwise, no matter how beautiful the UI is, it's useless. --- The core is one sentence: Is there anyone willing to pay? Everything else is irrelevant.

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GasOptimizer

· 01-12 21:55

In simple terms, it's about supply and demand; data speaks for itself. User pull versus sales push—there's a huge difference in their conversion rates. Looking at historical data, it's clear that projects with organic growth have a tenfold lower difficulty in securing funding.

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WalletDetective

· 01-12 21:55

In simple terms, it's about finding the pain points to win. No matter how perfect the product is, if no one wants it, it's all for nothing.

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MEVHunter_9000

· 01-12 21:48

Exactly right. No matter how good the product is, it doesn't matter if anyone really wants to buy it. --- Refining the product is outdated; VCs care about that sense of user hunger. --- Competing on product perfection is less effective than competing on demand volume—that's the truth. --- Users will actively seek you out vs. you pushing your product—there's a big difference. --- Many teams fall into the trap of "My product is perfect," but VCs don't care whether you're perfect or not. --- So the key is to figure out whether the market actually needs you; don't waste time blindly. --- Early-stage funding is so straightforward; without strong pull factors, everything is pointless.

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