... With my own experiences and challenges as an owner, and starting there first - building my product allowed for a deeper sense of user empathy. Which made areas like product, UX/UI, and GTM very natural to build for. On the flipside, observing others gave a separate lens that was not my own. That helped remove us from being to into our heads in the product/company and really listen to what the user has to say so we're building for them ... ... Background: I was structuring renewable energy deals at rsted (project finance side of M&A and partnerships), and every new transaction started with the same painful ritual pulling together a project finance model with DSCR sculpting, DSRA, construction-vs

... makes sense to separate the founder from the product ? Comment from Mickael Chiron(@hivin): Good point, personal brand helps early traction, but it can also bias feedback and hide product flaws. Maybe the real question is less brand vs product and more how to get honest users early without distortion. Have you seen cases where strong founder visibility actually blocked real feedback? Comment from Jinji Huang(@jinji_huang): I lean toward a hybrid, with the product doing the first ... ... will help a lot to your personal brand too if you are a known maker. Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @justinlee020617  that is build in public but I have seen how many people stopped doing it because competitors

... point. school rewards the followers while thinkers are menace to the society, that is why knowledge is dangerous for those who are in possession of power. They are scared of people making systems eventually making them as competitors. Comment from Tetiana(@tetianai): @abod_rehman  sad, but true) Comment from Tetiana(@tetianai): @busmark_w_nika  Yes :D But I didn t study everything out of pure interest - a lot of it was because I felt a sense of responsibility ... ... interesting and I think they really loved what they were doing. Comment from Ryan Valenzuela(@rvalenz): The top students from both high school and college ended up taking careers and going through the job ladder within companies. On the flipside

... already viable. Comment from Vinish Garg(@vingar): Product is so much about the sentiment getting the right name builds the confidence and some kinda momentum to get started with the product. :) Comment from Keesan(@keesan12): Hot take: domain vs product is the easy decision compared with workflow clarity. I d rather validate the painful user path first, then buy the domain once I know the promise is real. The bigger cost is not rebranding later, it s spending weeks polishing ... ... just makes me feel more at ease. Comment from Jamie(@codeandconsciousness): I buy the domain about half way thru the project, when I think it's viable and not at risk of being abandoned. Now there are plenty of alternative