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by etewiah 1481 days ago
I should have phrased it better. By "better" landing pages I meant more polished with well thought out fonts, colors, text etc.
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People don't want a drill, they want a hole in their wall.

To me, "better" means more effective i.e. higher conversion rate, wider reach, etc.

I have two drills: A cordless Makita that be do almost anything including being used as a driver and will go all day long without charge; and a corded Bosch that can go through concrete and stone like butter. I do use them to put holes in my wall. But I value them for being fucking awesome drills too
Design does not live in a vacuum. The landing page of a children's game is going to be different than that of a B2B SaaS product. The point of a good design is to convey the brand and a message around the brand rather than to just "look good." If you're an MVP then part of the message is likely that you're an MVP.
Maybe just adding some lines of clarification on the state of your MVP is enough to bring back expectations to a more appropriate level ("Currently we have [this], for [these reasons]. [Here's] what is on the roadmap").
Problem is, people don’t read before forming a first impression.