<i>You’re afraid to lose friends by bugging them about your startup. Those people aren’t your friends make new ones who want to see you succeed.</i><p>This is bordering on a cult mentality. And not just in the weaselly framing of what it means to "see you succeed."<p>Asking friends is fine, favors are things people do for eachother. But imposing on them because you prioritize your business over their friendship is another. If you're straining a social relationship just to improve your business, you're most likely the bad friend.