I think you have to settle somewhere in-between and pick your audience.
Early-on we built-in-public, but specifically in early-stage communities. Once we reached a stage of product maturity we started being more open in traditional social media (e.g. LinkedIn) where the expectations of quality are much higher.
I do think that if you're trying to build something PLG driven, building in public is a necessity to increase your online profile for SEO, etc.
Building in public is smarter—why launch your product to an audience of crickets? The other benefit of building in public is you'll get faster feedback from a community.
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