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Just some feedback on the landing page: ditch the Stanford/MIT/Carnegie Mellon logos. I’m not hating on elite universities or anything, but it has no relevance here (this is not a research project) and I think it detracts from the brand. I don’t associate academia with pager-carrying operators of critical services.

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Hard disagree. A solid chunk of the value in attending prestigious universities is being able to to drop names and logos in this exact case.

Like it or not touting that your team has pedigreed educational backgrounds is something you put up front and center.

I think it depends on the project. There is nothing about going to MIT that makes me think you know anything about k8s, openai's API, or running a startup. I would prefer to see what actual work experience the team has(founded company x, veteran PM at FAANG, etc). If they have no experience I wanna see existing customers. If they have none of that I would focus on the product, as this is like a teenager listing their chores as work experience.

> There is nothing about going to MIT that makes me think

That makes you think (no shade)... Question is: does it bother you enough to not proceed in engaging? Likely not. The upside is other audiences that love that kind of stuff - investors, other customers, individuals, etc.

Mostly neutral to positive, little negative.

As noted at the end of my comment, I do think it's negative. If your achievements peaked in undergrad that looks bad. Investors do care about this stuff, but that should be in your pitch to them, on your resume/LinkedIn, etc. Your site should be for targeting customers.

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