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It depends a lot on the target audience, but some subreddits also have a Slack/Discord channel where you can be more open about your intentions and get immediate feedback.

What I like about this model is that if any customer is really interested in your product, you can start a video call and discuss about it. Also, you can put these people on an email list of interested people (with their permission), which can be your first cohort.

Start cold.

I had money saved up for a few months.

I sent some cold emails to some companies that I knew might be interested in my profile and contacted people looking for freelancers, monthly ask HN seeking freelancers was a good place to start. Also, I contacted some friends in the market offering my services.

Note to anyone considering doing something similar: Networking is an important business, don't neglect it.

Accept that I didn't need a regular job like everyone else.

I abandoned my fear of being an entrepreneur and embraced the idea.

I lowered my cost of living, valued my skills, and started freelancing to pay the bills while I try to build something.

My best decision so far. Ironically today I work a lot more, but the realization of doing something with my time aligned with my dreams makes all the difference.

Flutter 2 5 years ago

The project didn't move forward because they didn't get enough funding ? I can't believe that there aren't enough people interested in funding this.