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by TrackerFF 531 days ago
I've seen plenty of startups who's single-page includes the pitch, and the founders section which has big logos of their alma mater (almost always Ivy leaguers + Stanford) and whatever FAANG or consulting job gig they had previously.

Easier to land investors and customers if you have the "correct" pedigree.

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Private pitch decks aren’t the same as public product websites.

It seems this team is using the old scammy marketing trick of using logos of every company you can claim any possible relationship with as a way of building trust. Plastering giant logos on a product website implies some endorsement or affiliation to most casual readers. It’s not until you read all of the text that you realize this is just a list of companies they worked at.

This is the kind of behavior that earns a sternly worded letter from corporate council. You shouldn’t expect to be able to leave a company and then put their logo on your product page.

Good point! We are just very early and our experience is our main selling point. We plan to remove it.