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Ask HN: Start in services offering first then product (or vice versa)

2 points by a_lifters_life ↗ HN
I was curious peoples thoughts on starting a company doing services work first to gain clients, then move to being a product company?

Is this more challenge than its worth? Id love to hear peoples experience.

Thank you

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jonathan-adly
It's not the YC or typical VC way, but for certain industries - its basically one of the best ways to get going. Healthcare in the US and legal comes to mind. These profession promote for risk-averse behaviors, so selling a predictable service to them then going for a product makes sense.