u/Capital_Mechanic5545

That's the hardest lesson I learned in one year of entrepreneurship.

Before you build anything you need to validate the idea. It doesn't matter what you're trying to create what matters is whether there's a market for it. Are there real people struggling with this problem? What exactly is their pain and how are you going to solve it?

Most people skip this part and go straight to building. I get it building feels more exciting.

But without validation all you're doing is wasting time, energy and money on something nobody asked for.

Here's what you actually need to do first.

Talk to real people in your target audience. Not for compliments. Not for "sounds good, I'd try it.

you need to dig deep into their pain. What is it exactly? How bad is it? What have they already tried?

Only after you know exactly what your audience needs do you start building.

The boring truth is that talking to users is the hard part. Building becomes easier once you have that clear picture in your head of what you're solving and for who.

Have you started validating your idea or did you skip straight to building because it sounds more fun?

Let me know in the comments.

the internet has made it easy to build a business, but the reality is the opposite.

two days ago i was overwhelmed.

in my head i had 100 things.
should i create a reddit bot

what about helping coaches with ai
no no better to grow my substack first

should i start making instagram videos again
no reddit is fine to find clients

you know what, better to find a mentor
how do i promote my newsletter idea validation
or should i create the validation tool first

is it better to help my audience but they don’t seem to have a budget

should i find a new audience
nobody tells you the hardest part isn’t building.

it’s figuring out what to build while everything pulls you in a different direction.

if you’re in the same place what makes you keep going when everything feels overwhelming?

something you’d build. something that could change things.

but you sit on it for months.
not because you’re lazy.

because you don’t know if anyone else actually needs it.

this is the real trap nobody talks about.
not the fear of failure.

the fear of spending everything time, money, energy on something that turns out to only matter to you.

so you wait. you research. you overthink.
and the idea just sits there.
i’ve been there.

here’s what i’ve learned after 18 months of building in public:

the only way to know if an idea is worth it is to talk to real people before you touch it.
not “what do you think of this idea?”that’s useless.

but “how are you currently dealing with this problem? what have you tried?
if they’ve already tried to fix it themselves that problem is real.

if they shrug move on.
5 honest conversations will tell you more than 6 months of building ever could.

i’m in the middle of figuring this out myself right now.
and i want to know where you’re at.

drop a comment or reply to this:
what’s the idea you’ve been sitting on — and what’s actually stopping you from moving on it?

what is one problem that makes you frustrated
literally something that is stressing you out

I've been on Reddit for 4 days.

In that time, I've learned something:

There are clients here. Real people with real problems I can solve.

But here's the cost:
- 1+ hour/day just posting
- Another hour researching where to post
- Another hour engaging to build credibility
- Another hour managing responses

4 hours/day minimum.

That's 20 hours/week I DON'T have.

So I'm stuck:

Option A: Post on Reddit consistently, get clients, abandon my other work
Option B: Focus on my real job, ignore Reddit, miss the opportunities

I can't do both.

Most people in my situation just pick Option B.

They give up on Reddit because the time cost is too high.

But what if there was a third option?

What if you could:
- Post automatically (30 min setup)
- Engage while you sleep
- Find your target audience without research
- Get clients without the 20 hours/week

Just connect your Reddit account and let it run.

I'm building this.

Not sure if anyone else has this problem, but I do.

If you're in the same boat, reply below or DM me.

Just testing if this is real or if I'm the only one frustrated.

a year and a half ago i knew nothing.

no skills. no direction. no idea who i could help.

i started editing luxury motivational videos on tiktok.

one month in, 400 followers. then the algorithm killed me

every video restricted, no matter what i tried.

after a few more weeks i quit.

but i couldn’t stop thinking about why i started in the first place.

you’re weak in front of a man who has money and position.

no matter what you say, you just can’t break him.

that’s what i realized sitting at my job.

and that’s why i started building on the side so i’d never have to

explain myself to someone just because they own the place.

a year and a half later, i finally have clarity. i help men like me

ambitious, stuck in a job they don’t give a shit about.

i write what i’m learning. the mistakes i’m making. what’s

working, what isn’t.

i write on substack. tested others.

this one lets me think clearly and write without the noise.

i’m not where i want to be. but i’m not where i was either.

any questions you have drop about starting out.drop it in comments

Being this age and thinking "what if I fail" that must mean something is seriously wrong with this guy

That's me. The worst student in school because I just wasn't meant to be part of that system.

So instead I started working at 14. And later at 20 I realized that working for someone else for the rest of my life wasn't something I was willing to accept.

That's why I started learning how to build a business on the side while working a full time job.

No direction. No skills. No help.

But gradually I started working and figuring things out.

For a year I didn't know what I was doing. And that fear of failing it was with me every single day.

I kept thinking what if this doesn't work out? What should I do next?

Honestly I kept going because I believed I would start to figure it out eventually.

In that one year alone I learned two skills writing and AI. I figured out my target audience ambitious men just like me who want to build something and quit their job.

I learned to stay consistent even without results. I learned the discipline to put in the work even when it was hard.

Even as I started to get a little better that fear never fully left. Because part of my brain is always on alert about something that has a 50/50 chance of working out.

But I'm still on track. Still showing up.

Every day is a new challenge and every day I do my best to work on it.

And in doing that the fear of failing slowly drops.

do you have that fear of failing?

it’s two weeks that i started my newsletter in beehiiv
and i don’t know a thing how it works

but i will figure it out

i intend to share how i am building a business from
scratch while working in a full time job

if you have any tip how to promote it more
i would appreciate it

a year and a half ago i knew nothing.

no skills. no direction. no idea who i could help.

i started editing luxury motivational videos on tiktok.

one month in, 400 followers. then the algorithm killed me

every video restricted, no matter what i tried.

after a few more weeks i quit.

but i couldn’t stop thinking about why i started in the first place.

you’re weak in front of a man who has money and position.

no matter what you say, you just can’t break him.

that’s what i realized sitting at my job.

and that’s why i started building on the side so i’d never have to

explain myself to someone just because they own the place.

a year and a half later, i finally have clarity. i help men like me

ambitious, stuck in a job they don’t give a shit about.

i write what i’m learning. the mistakes i’m making. what’s

working, what isn’t.

i write on substack. tested others.

this one lets me think clearly and write without the noise.

i’m not where i want to be. but i’m not where i was either.

any questions you have drop about starting out.drop it in comments

after a days spent on on reddit here i am seeing constantly people who are asking the same thing like

i'm depressed

i'm lonely

i'm stuck

i lack confidence

i don't know which career to follow

i don't know what i am good at

i've been bullied

and list goes and on

and now if you're a person who's having one of this problems just tell excatly what you're struggling with and i will do my best to help you

i have struggled myself with these some i have solved some i am working on them

let's say you want to start a business but also don't want to spent time building and wasting all the time and effort into something that no one may want

how do you validate if the idea is worth it or not?

let's say you want to start a business but also don't want to spent time building and wasting all the time and effort into something that no one may want

how do you validate if the idea is worth it or not?

if you have a goal in life and you're looking to achieve it

what it is

just curious to hear it

i like to build a business so i don't need to work for anyone anymore

what about you?

just asking

if you’re into entrepreneurship and your building something or you want to build something

it’s hard while trying to build something from scratch and sometimes we feel very frustrated doing it alone

so if you need an accountability partner i would be glad to help

we can keep each other accountable

so we don’t slip from doing the work

yeah if you’re interested let’s connect

let me get this straight

you complain your small city is keeping you stuck

the school is hard and you want to quit

the job you are in is not fulfilling you

you're complain how bullied and abuse you were

and list goes on and on

if you keep talking like this and all you do is complain you will stay stuck forever not mentioned about finding purpose

because that's how it is the life

hard and unfair but if you want to get a chance start thinking what you could do differently

talk less negative about yourself for example

hang out less with negative people

go less in environments that makes you feel trapped

that's a how you start to improve

i am just like you a dropout from school in his 20s that works a job i don't like it but because i have too work

been bullied all my childhood and always lefted behind because for some reasons i was weird

i have been in my lowest point of my life couple of times

no job,no friends,no income,totally nothing and still i kept going because that phase is temporary

and i learned i when you fall all you do is wake up and go on

or stay down that's all

simple math