The Difference Between Early-Stage Theater and Traction

Written by drewchapin | Published 2025/06/05
Tech Story Tags: startups | entrepreneurship | mental-health | startup-lessons | startup-failure | failure | early-stage-theater | traction

TLDRWhen my startup began to fail, I clung to vanity metrics, press, and empty signals instead of facing the truth. I didn’t know how to fail — until it was too late. This is a reflection on fake traction, the lies founders tell themselves, and how real traction is quieter but undeniable.via the TL;DR App

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Written by drewchapin | Experienced early-stage digital discovery specialist.
Published by HackerNoon on 2025/06/05