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Airport Friction and What It Reveals About Real Founder Metrics
A LinkedIn post using airport friction to argue that flights — not waitlists or sign-ups — are the metric that proves real demand for an event, community, or product.
What this shows
Turning a travel friction moment into a sharp founder lesson about which metrics signal real commitment versus casual curiosity.
Why this matters
This sample shows how I separate vanity metrics from real demand signals, and why founders running events, communities, or new products should weigh friction-heavy actions (booking a flight, showing up) over low-cost ones (waitlists, sign-ups).