"Distribution matters more than product" debunked: every celeb app would have won

sahilypatel · x · 2026-09-27

Pushing back on the popular "distribution matters more than product" take, the author argues that if it were true, all the celebrity-backed consumer apps would have succeeded — and they didn't. A pointed rebuttal in the ongoing AI startup debate over whether distribution or product quality determines success.

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