What Traction Do Investors Expect at Pre-Seed? 7 Key Signals
Every pre-seed founder eventually gets asked the same nerve-racking question in a pitch meeting: “So, what traction do you have?” And many first-time founders struggle to answer it clearly. They either panic because they have zero revenue, or they overcompensate with vanity numbers — follower counts, app downloads, or a waitlist built entirely on paid…
