Not long ago, content itself was the differentiator.

If you could afford to write more blogs, publish more case studies, or refresh your website more often than competitors, you had the upper hand.

AI flipped that equation.

We talk a lot about data-driven decisions, but the truth is, early on, most of us don t have much data. You re staring at a half-empty spreadsheet, a few user interviews, maybe some gut feelings and still need to decide:

• Do I double down on this feature or kill it?

• Do I raise prices or keep them low?

• Do I spend scarce resources on growth or fix the product?

I ve found that these moments often shape the business more than the obvious wins.

So I m curious:

We launched a product on Product Hunt today. It didn t go viral, and that s okay. We re treating it as a chance to ask something we all face:

When you ship something and almost nobody seems to care, how do you handle it?

• How do you keep from going down the rabbit hole? And how do you separate the product s not good enough from nobody s seen it yet ?

Hey everyone, hope you're doing well this weekend.

I m not here to promote anything. Just feeling a bit stuck and wanted to share something.

I recently built an MVP: a productivity tool I originally made for myself to stay focused.
I really thought others might find it useful too. A few people tried it and gave positive feedback, but no one really stuck around to use it.

It s a weird place to be. I ve spent months working on it, sacrificing all my free time after my full-time job, and now I m reconsidering whether to keep going or just trash the whole thing (honestly leaning more toward the second ).

Curious how other founders have approached events in the early days. I know for some, hackathons, expos, and pitch competitions are game-changers: early validation, first users, even investors. But for others, they end up being more of a distraction than a getting-early-traction opportunity.

So, I'm curious to know:

• Did you include events in your early marketing/growth strategy?

• What s the most rewarding event you ve ever participated in with your startup?

• Any lessons learned (good or bad) you d pass on?

Very quick summary:

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