u/Ok_Committee1768

Question to all investors

I’m a solo developer and have been building a product for about 4 months now. It’s aimed at solving multiple problems in the automotive industry—this is a space I work in every day as an automotive mechanic running my own business for the last 5 years. So the idea came directly from real-world demand I’ve seen firsthand.

Right now, I’m balancing my full time job, supporting my family, and trying to build this in my limited free time. It’s getting to the point where I feel like the opportunity is strong enough to justify going all in—but financially, I can’t just drop everything without some kind of runway.

I have a working MVP I can demo, a 5-year business plan, clear understanding of the market (including TAM), and strong conviction that this solves real problems.

I’m also more than willing to connect with any interested investors and walk through a live demo of the product.

My question is: is it realistic to secure early-stage funding (angel, pre-seed, etc.) without an established customer base or revenue yet? If so, what’s the most effective way to approach that process?

Any advice from people who’ve been in this position—or from investors themselves—would be hugely appreciated.

I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I BOOTSTRAPPED MY CURRENT MOBILE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COMPANY FROM THE GROUND UP FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN PROFITABLE AND HAVE VERY LITTLE OVERHEAD. MY COMPANY NAME IS TREADMEDIX. As a mechanic I started encountering obstacles on a daily as well as my customers. Pretty much every other mechanic I know has encountered the exact same obstacle. And my product solves that. My current company is doing fine but the potential for this product is 1000x what my company currently can do.

Question to all investors

I’m a solo developer and have been building a product for about 4 months now. It’s aimed at solving multiple problems in the automotive industry—this is a space I work in every day as an automotive mechanic running my own business for the last 5 years. So the idea came directly from real-world demand I’ve seen firsthand.

Right now, I’m balancing my full time job, supporting my family, and trying to build this in my limited free time. It’s getting to the point where I feel like the opportunity is strong enough to justify going all in—but financially, I can’t just drop everything without some kind of runway.

I have a working MVP I can demo, a 5-year business plan, clear understanding of the market (including TAM), and strong conviction that this solves real problems.

I’m also more than willing to connect with any interested investors and walk through a live demo of the product.

My question is: is it realistic to secure early-stage funding (angel, pre-seed, etc.) without an established customer base or revenue yet? If so, what’s the most effective way to approach that process?

Any advice from people who’ve been in this position—or from investors themselves—would be hugely appreciated.

I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I BOOTSTRAPPED MY CURRENT MOBILE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COMPANY FROM THE GROUND UP FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN PROFITABLE AND HAVE VERY LITTLE OVERHEAD. MY COMPANY NAME IS TREADMEDIX. As a mechanic I started encountering obstacles on a daily as well as my customers. Pretty much every other mechanic I know has encountered the exact same obstacle. And my product solves that. My current company is doing fine but the potential for this product is 1000x what my company currently can do.

Question to all investors

I’m a solo developer and have been building a product for about 4 months now. It’s aimed at solving multiple problems in the automotive industry—this is a space I work in every day as an automotive mechanic running my own business for the last 5 years. So the idea came directly from real-world demand I’ve seen firsthand.

Right now, I’m balancing my full time job, supporting my family, and trying to build this in my limited free time. It’s getting to the point where I feel like the opportunity is strong enough to justify going all in—but financially, I can’t just drop everything without some kind of runway.

I have a working MVP I can demo, a 5-year business plan, clear understanding of the market (including TAM), and strong conviction that this solves real problems.

I’m also more than willing to connect with any interested investors and walk through a live demo of the product.

My question is: is it realistic to secure early-stage funding (angel, pre-seed, etc.) without an established customer base or revenue yet? If so, what’s the most effective way to approach that process?

Any advice from people who’ve been in this position—or from investors themselves—would be hugely appreciated.

I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I BOOTSTRAPPED MY CURRENT MOBILE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COMPANY FROM THE GROUND UP FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN PROFITABLE AND HAVE VERY LITTLE OVERHEAD. MY COMPANY NAME IS TREADMEDIX. As a mechanic I started encountering obstacles on a daily as well as my customers. Pretty much every other mechanic I know has encountered the exact same obstacle. And my product solves that. My current company is doing fine but the potential for this product is 1000x what my company currently can do.

Question to all investors and entrepreneurs

I’m a solo developer and have been building a product for about 4 months now. It’s aimed at solving multiple problems in the automotive industry—this is a space I work in every day as an automotive mechanic running my own business for the last 5 years. So the idea came directly from real-world demand I’ve seen firsthand.

Right now, I’m balancing my full time job, supporting my family, and trying to build this in my limited free time. It’s getting to the point where I feel like the opportunity is strong enough to justify going all in—but financially, I can’t just drop everything without some kind of runway.

I have a working MVP I can demo, a 5-year business plan, clear understanding of the market (including TAM), and strong conviction that this solves real problems.

I’m also more than willing to connect with any interested investors and walk through a live demo of the product.

My question is: is it realistic to secure early-stage funding (angel, pre-seed, etc.) without an established customer base or revenue yet? If so, what’s the most effective way to approach that process?

Any advice from people who’ve been in this position—or from investors themselves—would be hugely appreciated.

I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT I BOOTSTRAPPED MY CURRENT MOBILE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COMPANY FROM THE GROUND UP FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN PROFITABLE AND HAVE VERY LITTLE OVERHEAD. MY COMPANY NAME IS TREADMEDIX. As a mechanic I started encountering obstacles on a daily as well as my customers. Pretty much every other mechanic I know has encountered the exact same obstacle. And my product solves that. My current company is doing fine but the potential for this product is 1000x what my company currently can do.

I’m a solo developer and have been building a product for about 4 months now. It’s aimed at solving multiple problems in the automotive industry—this is a space I work in every day as an automotive mechanic running my own business for the last 5 years. So the idea came directly from real-world demand I’ve seen firsthand.

Right now, I’m balancing my full time job, supporting my family, and trying to build this in my limited free time. It’s getting to the point where I feel like the opportunity is strong enough to justify going all in—but financially, I can’t just drop everything without some kind of runway.

I have a working MVP I can demo, a 5-year business plan, clear understanding of the market (including TAM), and strong conviction that this solves real problems.

I’m also more than willing to connect with any interested investors and walk through a live demo of the product.

My question is: is it realistic to secure early-stage funding (angel, pre-seed, etc.) without an established customer base or revenue yet? If so, what’s the most effective way to approach that process?

Any advice from people who’ve been in this position—or from investors themselves—would be hugely appreciated.

I'm a solo developer currently and I've been working on a product for about 4 months now. it solves multiple problems in the automotive industry. I work in the automotive industry, that's how I came upon the demand. that being said, it's tough balancing a nine to five, supporting my family, being present for them all while trying to build this product on my down time. I want to go all in because I know there is heavy demand but the product isn't finished. that being said, I would like to go all in and quit my job but obviously, financial necessities come first. is it possible to secure funding without a customer base/revenue in the early stages of a startup? I can demo a working MVP, I have a 5-year business plan and strategy, I know the TAM numbers, etc. I believe in this. if it's possible, could someone or anyone please tell me how to go about securing funding so I can go all in on my passion?

I've been developing a SaaS for about 4 months now. it's tough balancing a nine to five, supporting my family and then working on my product in my spare time. I would love to quit my job and be able to put everything into my business and developing my product because I believe wholeheartedly that it solves a genuine problem in a specific niche. so my question is, is it possible to secure funding without a customer base (because the product hasn't been released) but a solid MVP, five year business plan and proof that there's demand? and if so how would I do that?