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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2016

      Startups: Instead of appearing on Shark Tank, spend that energy fixing whatever makes your product so unappealing you think you need to.

      66 replies 354 retweets 782 likes
    2. Chris Sacca  🇺🇸‏Verified account @sacca 27 Jan 2016
      Replying to @paulg

      @paulg Yeah, because a free 10-minute pitch to 7 million Americans is something every startup should turn down.

      38 replies 110 retweets 672 likes
    3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2016
      Replying to @sacca

      @sacca Nothing is less free for a startup than something that costs the attention of the founders.

      24 replies 55 retweets 181 likes
    4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2016
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      @sacca Building the best product is how most startups win, not by marketing. http://goo.gl/3Zl8Zs 

      25 replies 78 retweets 223 likes
    5. Semil‏Verified account @semil 27 Jan 2016
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      @paulg @sacca wouldn't appearing on TV just be like being at a pitch competition or a demo day, just at scale?

      5 replies 5 retweets 100 likes
      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 30 Jan 2016
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      @semil No. The goal of presenting at a demo day is to raise money, and the (de facto) goal of presenting on TV is to reach customers.

      10:40 PM - 30 Jan 2016
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        1. John Fazzolari‏ @fazz 30 Jan 2016
          Replying to @paulg

          @paulg @semil isn't reaching customers > than raising money?

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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 31 Jan 2016
          Replying to @fazz

          @fazz Definitely. But the way successful startups get users is by organic growth, not faux investor presos.

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        1. Jüri Kaljundi‏ @jkaljundi 30 Jan 2016
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          @paulg So investors and their money is more important than customers and their money? Something's wrong in SV. @semil @sacca

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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 31 Jan 2016
          Replying to @jkaljundi

          @jkaljundi Not more important. You get them different ways. Successful startups get users from organic growth, not presentations.

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        1. Mau Ruiz‏ @mau_rs 30 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil @sacca correct me if I'm wrong Paul, but isn't raising money the basic premise of the TV show? Exposure is colateral.

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        1. Michael Kovacs‏ @mk 30 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil which is a really effective way to reach a lot of customers for free. Just gotta make sure the funnel is tiz-ite.

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        1. Enis Hulli 🎙‏ @EnisHulli 30 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil wow, this discussion is still on?

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        1. Danny 🐝‏ @imdannydope 30 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil I do agree here...especially when you look at the ridiculous % given away of the companies on ST

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        1. Sahil Gupta  🏠 🤝 💰‏ @sahil_noah 31 Jan 2016
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          @paulg @semil Reaching more customers would help get eventual access to investors / raising capital.

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