Two startup sales fails: slick marketing, broken checkout, out-of-stock site
PTrubey · x · 2026-09-25
The author vents about two startups fumbling sales: Posha's limited 'drop' hype funnel broke across three payment methods, and hydration monitor maker Hydrostatis showed 'out of stock' right after a podcast launch. His lesson: an entrepreneur's #1 job is to sell — accept orders with delivery estimates even if you're out of stock, or you're just burning investor cash.
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