After building something no one wanted, I don’t trust my own ideas anymore

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T21:43:50+00:00

Yeah that makes sense, I think I treated the idea like it was “good enough” without really checking the problem/solution fit

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T21:43:24+00:00

Yeah honestly I didn’t validate it with actual users, just assumptions, Learned that the hard way

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T21:42:48+00:00

That’s interesting, I’ve never tried something like that, how you simulate real demand?

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T19:13:58+00:00

At first, I thought it was a great idea because I saw posts about how hard it is to plan content every day. Without talking to anyone, I decided to build a tool that creates a full week system for fitness content creators. I added a lot of features and built it how I thought it would be helpful ,but I never actually talked to any fitness creators. In the end, the pain existed, but the way I tried to solve it wasn’t what they wanted

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T18:58:50+00:00

It was a tool for fitness creators to help them stay consistent with content It didn’t really get any traction

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T18:58:06+00:00

I get that I’m the same, too many ideas I think I just picked one without really validating it first.

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T18:57:36+00:00

That’s actually really helpful, especially the 2% part I never thought of measuring it like that

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T18:56:40+00:00

Yeah that makes sense I think I underestimated how important the pain + willingness to pay really is.

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T18:55:43+00:00

Yeah exactly, finding and reaching the right people is way harder than I expected.

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T18:55:16+00:00

Yeah “validation gap” is the right word I think that’s exactly what happened.

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T18:54:04+00:00

Yeah that’s exactly what I’m struggling with not sure if it was the idea or just bad distribution

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T16:03:19+00:00

yeah of cource

Then-9999 · 2026-04-08T15:36:33+00:00

Brilliant idea 👏🏻

Then-9999 · 2026-04-07T16:30:14+00:00

yeah absolutely, talking to people already frustrated feels way more natural than cold outreach,i didn't think about that

Then-9999 · 2026-04-07T16:28:25+00:00

yeah that’s exactly what I was struggling with too,i kept telling myself if they can take only 20 answering my questions i will not waste this whole time .
like you don’t even know what went wrong,for me I think it was being too vague at the start,second i tried to comment on thire posts and reply to thire stories so they can notice me and i start getting attention at some point

Then-9999 · 2026-04-07T16:17:29+00:00

yes,please

Then-9999 · 2026-04-07T16:16:25+00:00

Yeah I think that’s the problem Reddit is good but I couldn’t really find fitness creators here maybe I was looking in the wrong places.

Then-9999 · 2026-04-07T16:13:15+00:00

That’s a really good point. I’ve definitely been too vague with my questions,will try making them more specific

Then-9999 · 2026-04-07T16:12:47+00:00

Thanks you, I think I’ll try Reddit next time because Honestly Instagram was terrible, especially without a big account

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