Hit the frontpage maybe 4-5 times, I concur that most people don't convert, especially if you shared a blog post related to your startup; but it's a seal of approval that unlocks a lot of things down the road.

A lot of newsletters, twitter accounts, youtubers, etc. will read the front page and highlight it in their respective medium. Usually, those ones are more niche, and the people who come are more interested. Not counting the SEO boost and the marketing opportunities to share that success on linkedin.