Most founders think they’re doing content right.
They post:
Tips
Frameworks
Advice
“Value”
And it works…
They get likes.
Engagement.
Maybe even followers.
But not customers.
The Problem
You’re teaching…
Instead of showing.
And that difference is everything.
Most founders default to “value content” because it feels productive.
You can sit down, think of something you’ve learned, turn it into a post, and hit publish.
It’s clean. It’s controlled. It’s safe.
But that’s also the problem.
When you teach:
You generalize your thinking
You strip away the messy context
You remove the real decisions behind the insight
And what’s left is something that sounds right, but doesn’t feel real.
So your content ends up in this weird middle ground:
It’s helpful enough to get engagement
But not specific enough to build trust
Not personal enough to create connection
Not concrete enough to drive action
People read it, Then move on.
Because there’s no stakes in it.
No tension. No proof. No “this is happening right now.”
Just information.
And information is everywhere.
The Shift: From Teaching → to Documenting
The alternative isn’t more content. It’s different content.
Instead of explaining what people should do, show what you are doing.
Instead of saying, “Here’s how to build a lead magnet,” show the exact lead magnet you’re building this week and why you chose it. Instead of saying, “You need better positioning,” walk through how you changed your own positioning and what happened after.
This is what building in public actually looks like.
It’s not about transparency for the sake of it. It’s about context. It’s about letting people see the process behind the insight, not just the polished takeaway.
And that changes how people engage.
They’re no longer just consuming ideas. They’re following a story.
The Hidden Advantage
When you build in public, your content stops being separate from your product.
It becomes part of it.
Every post is:
a signal of progress
a form of validation
a way to attract the right audience
a filter for the wrong one
You’re not just creating content. You’re building distribution at the same time you’re building the product.
And over time, that compounds.
What This Looks Like Practically
This doesn’t require more effort. It requires a shift in what you share.
Instead of trying to come up with something “valuable,” focus on what’s real.
Share what you’re working on this week. Share what’s not working. Share decisions you’re making and why. Show drafts, outputs, experiments, and results.
The more specific it is, the more it resonates.
Because specificity builds trust in a way generic advice never will.
If your content is getting attention but not turning into customers, it’s not a content problem,it’s a clarity problem.
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The Test
A simple way to check your content:
Could someone else post this?
If the answer is yes, it’s probably too generic.
The best founder content is hard to replicate because it’s rooted in real experience happening in real time.
Closing Thought
“Value content” gets attention, but attention alone doesn’t drive action.
Building in public creates something more powerful. It creates connection.
And connection is what turns someone from a passive reader into an actual customer.
