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Build the company first, the product later.

Why do you say that?

I think most people on HN would agree that before incorporating, its smart to build a product and prove its viability/desirability. Except, of course, in capital intensive situations where funding (and thus incorporation) comes first.

Actually it's an often iterated advice/opinion here on HN to start with a company and follow up with products. Setup a website, start blogging, build a social network, all this helps give a product launch traction.

That is why I posted this in a sincere, although perhaps too short comment. The author should not be disillusioned but keep pushing forward, ideas are plentiful and worth very little without proper execution.

In this scenario, "company" is used to refer to an incorporated entity (C-Corp, S-Corp, LLC, etc). That is to say: You should not register a corporation with the government until you are sure that it has potential for growth.

You seem to be using the word "company" to referring to something different.

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