The problem every indie dev knows
You have an idea. It sounds great in your head. You spend weeks building it. You launch — and nobody cares.
I've been there. More than once. The worst part isn't the wasted time — it's realizing the idea was dead on arrival, and you could have known before you started.
Why "just ask people" doesn't work
The usual advice is "talk to users" or "ask friends." But friends always say "sounds cool," and you don't have users yet. You end up validating against opinions, not data.
