Ask HN: Go all in on startup idea, or stay W2

Re:Ask HN: Go all in on startup idea, or stay W2 by maryamshafaqat on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:42AM (#48193966)

If you are already building it and would actually use it yourself thats a strong signal. I did focus on getting real users first before making a full leap.

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Re:Ask HN: Go all in on startup idea, or stay W2 by Mnexium on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:47AM (#48194032)

I agree that users (hell even 1 real user) would be motivating and validating from an idea perspective.

May I ask how long it took you to find your first user? and the path you took to find said user(s)?

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Re:Ask HN: Go all in on startup idea, or stay W2 by maryamshafaqat on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @10:52AM (#48194122)

For me it took a few weeks I mostly started by sharing in relevant online communities and just talking about the problem before pushing the product itself.

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Re:Ask HN: Go all in on startup idea, or stay W2 by Mnexium on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @11:33AM (#48194697)

Good advice - appreciate it

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Re:Ask HN: Go all in on startup idea, or stay W2 by maryamshafaqat on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @10:20AM (#48208309)

No problem. Hope it works out for you.

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