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There are plenty of "real problems" whose solutions failed not because they didn't work, but because the founders couldn't communicate effectively.

A great solution without good communication is just as worthless as an aspirational pitch deck with no solution. Both result in a problem not getting solved.

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What "real problems" are these? Speaking from the side of software Product Management it is far, far harder to make a pitch deck into a solution. Orders of magnitude more brainpower, effort, discipline. Easiest thing to do is sell tech that is already working and solving a pain point.

Interesting. Please name me one great solution that failed because of a pitch.

Vincent Van Gogh. During his own lifetime, he failed at communicating or expressing the features and techniques and genius of his own work. But later artists and critics recognized and acknowledged it, and could effectively communicate its genius and importance to curators and the public. The work itself, obviously, didn't change, only the story around it did.

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