do you think bootstrapping as a first time founder to find some level of users or revenue is a better signal to VCs than just having a nice MVP and pitchdeck?

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Book recommendation: Traction, from the founder of DuckDuckGo. If I had to do it all again I'd spend zero time pitching in the first six months, just focus on building experiments and seeking traction. While revenue is best, it is not the only possible metric.

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Thank you for this recommendation. Will check into it