Michael Shen

Michael Shen

Student interested in VC and startups

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I'm a student at USC who's interested in all things tech, finance, and economic policy. Let's connect!

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26d ago

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor: which one are you actually using day to day?

Not which model benchmarks best.

Which one is actually open on your machine right now? And what did it replace?

1mo ago

What's the worst pitch-deck advice you've ever gotten?

I spend a lot of time on the investor side of the table, and the thing that surprises me most isn't bad decks. It's good founders following bad advice with total confidence. Someone they trust told them to do it, so they don't question it. Then they watch a raise stall and never connect it back to the "tip."

A few I run into constantly, and what I think actually works instead:

Coming Soon: The 1752vc Pitch Deck Analyzer!

Hey Product Hunt

I'm Lucas, GP at 1752vc we review thousands of pitch decks every year and back founders across our programs.

We're launching our Deck Analyzer soon a tool that gives founders investor-grade feedback on their pitch deck before it ever reaches an investor's inbox.

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