[bdcravens]

Because overwhelmingly the HN crowd thinks building an app is building a startup.

[judge2020]

The product is a big part of a business, so if you have one, all you need is a business partner and VC's to create a multi-million dollar company.

[jressey]

Yes those are trivial things that are simply an afterthought. The app ain't shit, it's how well the business can execute.

[ravenstine]

Not enough people realize how true that is.

I've worked for companies that made pretty awful products, but they sure knew how to sell 'em.