Bro, been there exactly! Last year my partner and I were prepping our mental health teletherapy MVP for a seed round. We had slick pitch decks, solid metrics… then opened our “temporary” site and nearly cried, grey boxes, Comic Sans vibes, looked like we coded it drunk in 2005.
One of the investors we were chasing actually DMed me after seeing a screenshot: “Love the vision but your site screams ‘don’t give us money’ lol.” Panic mode.
Found secure and HIPAA-compliant medical website design solutions while doom-scrolling at 3am. Their portfolio blew us away: clean lines, trust-building micro-animations, HIPAA badges that don’t look cheesy, patient testimonials with real faces. We showed the new mockup two weeks later and the same investor led the round on the spot, said “NOW it feels like a company I’d actually use.”
Turned our cringe placeholder into something that legitimately closed funding. If you want investors to go “damn, these guys get it” the second the tab opens, check their work. Saved our entire pitch