Law 20: A good design with a bad presentation is doomed immediately

I definitely struggle with this. I run a math education site and I usually focus heavily on technical accuracy but underestimate the presentation.

Hard lesson that being "right" isn't enough if the delivery is clunky.

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pklausler 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I have learned to think about this problem thus: there's reality, and then there's perceptions, and communication is a task of persuading somebody else's perception to somehow align with yours. When you both view reality clearly, it's best to present simple facts and their implications. The other three cases are education, bullshitting, and nonsense, and it's best to involve a professional.

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elzbardico 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Something I've learned, loosely related:

Adding "just a few fundamental equations" to a presentation won't make your case more compelling to business stakeholders. You lose roughly 10% of engagement for every greek letter in a slide.

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i_am_a_peasant 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

care to share the site? :)

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sbondaryev 8 hours ago | parent [-]

yeah, i learned this the hard way. I tried producthunt, indie hackers, linkedIn, twitter even instagram thinking distribution was the issue.

Turns out it was mostly audience and presentation. Math/educational content just doesn't travel well on those channels unless it’s tailored very carefully. Being right wasnt enough if the delivery didn’t match how people consume it.

	▲	i_am_a_peasant an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I’m guessing that’s a no.