Startup advice from the on deck founder.

TL;DR - doing anything other than talking to customers and building product is a distraction. In OPs case, that includes going to school and fundraising.

Wanna be the very best. Creator of @moxiescout /miw /buck. ゼニゼニ

On Deck Fellowship, which has gone through a lot of changes - some better and some worse. 

Most recent version doesn't seem predatory?

building creator payments @ unitedmasters.com. investing.

building nosocial.me.
did first real world asset financing with @makerdao.

On Deck Fellowship, which has gone through a lot of changes - some better and some worse. 

Most recent version doesn't seem predatory? https://admissions.joinodf.com/

which ondeck? 
ondeck capital that sold cheaply because of how distressed its portfolio was or ondeck fellowship that preys on founders with no money?

I slightly disagree

While continuous customer conversations can lead to optimizing a local maximum, a founder’s main job is to discover a truly viable business. That requires merging customer insights with a valid product vision

"Shipping" is a word that is used too often, it matters what you ship too! Plenty of businesses here ship and iterate and have happy customers that are paying $0