A startup lands a funding round, closes a major partnership, launches a product, or hires a known operator. The instinct is immediate. Write a press release, push it out, and hope the coverage follows. That instinct isn't wrong. It's just incomplete. A press release for startups still has a place, but it's no longer the automatic first move for every announcement. Founders are competing for attention in a media environment where journalists scan fast, social platforms break news first, and weak claims get ignored. The startups that get traction usually treat the release as one asset inside a broader launch
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