u/rochakiller

I'm feeling weird and want some opinions

I've been working on a product for a few months, and I'm starting to realize I think it's too pretty. Like, I keep staring at it proud of how it looks and how it works, which sounds good but I'm worried.

Two things I'm afraid of:

- I'm afraid of not being able to see what is missing: I built it the way I would want someone to have built it, so for me everything is just where it needs to be. I worry I'm missing obvious UX friction or confusing flows

- I'm also afraid of optimizing the wrong things: I spent 3 hours this week tweaking a micro-interaction that users probably won't even notice, but I notice it. Meanwhile, there's probably real issues I'm ignoring.

Have you guys ever felt like that? How do you deal with it? Only by getting feedbacks?

I'm feeling weird and I'd like to share.

I've been working on a web app for a few months, and I'm starting to realize I think it's too pretty. Like, I keep staring at it proud of how it looks and how it works, which sounds good but I'm worried.

Two things I'm afraid of:

- I'm afraid of not being able to see what is missing: I built it the way I would want someone to have built it, so for me everything is just where it needs to be. I worry I'm missing obvious UX friction or confusing flows

- I'm also afraid of optimizing the wrong things: I spent 3 hours this week tweaking a micro-interaction that users probably won't even notice, but I notice it. Meanwhile, there's probably real issues I'm ignoring.

Have you guys ever felt like that? How do you deal with it?

Hi everyone,

I’m building a platform to help guitar players with practice and learning, and I’m close to finishing my MVP.

Now I’m thinking about the next step: how to find my first early adopters in a good way.

I feel that promoting a product on Reddit can be risky. Many people don’t like self-promotion, and I’m afraid of creating a bad first impression.

Because of that, I tried to send direct messages to some people, but it’s slow and I’m not getting many replies.

So I’m not sure what is the best approach:

• Try to reach more people (but maybe look like spam)
• Or keep it personal (but grow very slowly)

For those who already did this:

• How did you find your first users?
• Did you use Reddit or other communities?
• What mistakes should I avoid?

Estou desenvolvendo uma plataforma para ajudar guitarristas nos estudos e na prática, e estou chegando perto de um MVP.

Minha dúvida é sobre o próximo passo: como encontrar early adopters de forma eficiente, sem prejudicar a percepção do produto?

Tenho a impressão de que divulgações diretas no Reddit costumam ser mal vistas (e às vezes até geram reações negativas), então fico receoso de simplesmente postar um link e parecer spam.

Ao mesmo tempo, tentar contato 1:1 tem funcionado pouco até agora e parece difícil de escalar.

Queria entender melhor como vocês abordaram isso:

• Vale a pena postar em comunidades mesmo com esse risco?
• Como vocês encontraram seus primeiros usuários de forma mais cirúrgica?
• Alguma experiência (boa ou ruim) com early adopters que valha compartilhar?